Japanese companies in the United States Sales have halved in the past month New Corona Apr 10 9:00
Although the spread of the new coronavirus has caused many companies to suffer significant deterioration in business performance, some Japanese companies operating in the United States have said that sales in the past month have fallen by more than half. Is in a tough situation.
JETRO-Japan External Trade Organization conducted a survey on more than 1,000 Japanese companies in the United States this month.
According to the report, 95% of all employees currently work from home, including those required by state governments.
For sales in the past month, 55% of respondents said they had "decreased."
When asked how much sales fell, 23% said they had "halved" compared to the same month of the previous year, and 44% said they had "halved from 20%."
According to a survey of manufacturing companies, about 70% of companies said that they were "suspended" or "were forced to produce below normal levels" because "decreasing demand in the U.S." The most.
In addition, as for the difficulty of responding to the situation at this time, expatriates and their families have come and go with Japan, as well as how to raise funds and use public assistance. The serious situation was not transmitted to the head office, and I felt the temperature difference. "