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Re:California overtakes Japan to become the world's fourth l... by rsynnott on Friday April 25, 2025 @05:45AM (#43791874)
It's not even really that, I think; given that it's nominal GDP, it's likely mostly currency fluctuations, likely taken at end of 2024. If so, the nominal GDP situation has likely reverted, as the dollar has fallen about 9% vs the yen since the start of the year.

This is one of the reasons that nominal GDP isn't all that useful a metric.

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