Bank of Japan raises “economic judgment” in 7 of 9 regions nationwide | NHK | New Corona Economic Impact

The Bank of Japan raised its economic judgment in seven of the nine regions nationwide in the “Regional Economic Report” released on the 11th. Although the manufacturing industry is seeing the impact of a shortage of parts supply, the impact of the new coronavirus on personal consumption, especially in food and beverages and lodging, is said to have eased.

The Bank of Japan held a branch managers’ meeting once every three months and published a “Regional Economic Report” summarizing the current state of the economy nationwide.

According to this, out of the nine regions nationwide, seven regions, Hokkaido, Tohoku, Hokuriku, Kinki, Chugoku, Shikoku, and Kyushu / Okinawa, have raised their economic judgments from the previous report.

On the other hand, economic judgments have been left unchanged for the two regions of Kanto Koshinetsu and Tokai.

The reason for raising the judgment in the seven regions is that while the supply of parts continues to be in short supply in the manufacturing industry, the influence of the new corona, mainly on food and drink and accommodation, has eased since the priority measures such as prevention of spread were lifted. Especially in “personal consumption”, we raised our judgment in all nine regions.

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▽ In addition to soaring raw material prices following the Russian military invasion
▽ The uncertainty of the Japanese economy is extremely high because the infection of the new corona is spreading once more in Japan.
We will carefully monitor future trends.

Bank of Japan Osaka Branch Manager “Watching for re-expansion of infection”

Regarding raising the economic judgment of Kinki, Hirohide Takaguchi, the manager of the Bank of Japan Osaka Branch, said at a press conference, “As the number of people recovers due to the mitigation of the effects of infectious diseases, the recovery of personal consumption has become clear. At department stores, sales of high-priced items are strong, sales of women’s clothing are increasing, and travel is gradually picking up. “

On top of that, regarding the future, “In the Kansai region, the infection of the new corona has spread once more recently, and it is necessary to pay attention to the impact on consumption. In addition, raw material prices are rising further due to the situation in Ukraine. , Corporate profits may be pushed down, and if wage increases cannot keep up with rising prices, consumption may be pushed down, so we need to keep a close eye on future trends. “