Shipment of white goods decreased for the first time in 15 months 5:28 on August 25 due to a drop in air conditioner sales

The amount of domestic shipments of so-called “white goods” such as refrigerators and washing machines decreased by about 14% compared to the same month last year, 15 It started to decrease for the first time in a month.

According to the Japan Electrical Manufacturers Association, which is made by electrical manufacturers, the domestic shipment of white goods last month was 241.1 billion yen, a decrease of 14.2% from the same month last year.

The shipment value will decrease for the first time in 15 months. In July, air conditioning shipments amounted to ¥ 96.3 billion, a decrease of 30.2% mainly due to the fact that the temperature was lower than usual in Japan. Refrigerator sales were 65.9 billion yen, a 6% decrease.

On the other hand, washing machines increased 13.8% to 33.3 billion yen due to the increasing popularity of high-performance models such as those with dryers.

According to the Japan Electrical Manufacturers' Association, there may be rush demand before the consumption tax rate increase in October in some models such as high-price models of washing machines. We have n’t seen a significant rush like this so far, and we ’ll continue to watch consumer trends carefully. ”