# Japan Gross Domestic Product (GDP) – May 18, 1998: 488.27

> Canonical page: https://fxmacrodata.com/japan/gdp/announcements/jpy_gdp_1998-05-17
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| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Status | Released |
| Actual | 488.27 |
| Previous | 496.115 |
| Forecast | -- |
| Surprise | -- |
| Reference period | 1998-03-31 |
| Release time (local) | Estimated 1998-05-18 08:50 Asia/Tokyo |
| Release time (UTC) | Estimated 1998-05-17 23:50 UTC |
| Release ID | jpy_gdp_1998-05-17 |

Japan Gross Domestic Product (GDP) came in at 488.27 on May 18, 1998, compared with 496.115 previously. See the full release history, chart, Bank of Japan context, and API access for this series.

## Recent release history

| Release date | Actual | Previous | Forecast |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-08-17 | 598.951 | 596.799 | -- |
| 2026-05-19 | 596.799 | 593.959 | -- |
| 2026-02-16 | 593.959 | 592.408 | -- |
| 2025-11-17 | 592.408 | 594.63 | -- |
| 2025-08-15 | 594.63 | 593.896 | -- |
| 2025-05-16 | 593.896 | 590.927 | -- |
| 2025-02-17 | 590.927 | 588.581 | -- |
| 2024-11-15 | 588.581 | 583.705 | -- |
| 2024-08-15 | 583.705 | 584.381 | -- |
| 2024-05-16 | 584.381 | 584.933 | -- |
| 2024-02-15 | 584.933 | 582.16 | -- |
| 2023-11-15 | 582.16 | 589.532 | -- |

## API access

```
GET https://api.fxmacrodata.com/v1/announcements/jpy/gdp
X-API-Key: YOUR_API_KEY
```

The endpoint returns the full announcement history for this series, including point-in-time release timestamps.

## Related

- Previous release: https://fxmacrodata.com/japan/gdp/announcements/jpy_gdp_1998-02-15
- Next release: https://fxmacrodata.com/japan/gdp/announcements/jpy_gdp_1998-08-16
- Full series and chart: https://fxmacrodata.com/japan/gdp
- Machine-readable surfaces index: https://fxmacrodata.com/llms.txt