Economic trend index improved for the first time in 2 months, September 6 16:37
As announced by the Cabinet Office, the economic trend index in July improved for the first time in two months due to increased automobile production and food sales. Regarding the current state of the economy, the Cabinet Office has deferred the judgment that it is "stopping down".
The “Economic Trend Index” is an index of economic conditions based on economic indicators related to corporate activities and consumption by the Cabinet Office.
In the July economic trend index announced on the 6th, the “coincidence index” indicating the current state of the economy was 99.8 with 2015 as 100, improved by 0.3 points from the previous month for the first time in two months. .
This was due to the strong production of automobiles and auto parts, and increased sales of food and cosmetics.
On the other hand, regarding the current state of the economy, the Cabinet Office has deferred the judgment that it is "stopping down".
The Cabinet Office says, “I don't know if the number of rush demand accompanying the increase in the consumption tax rate is reflected in the numbers. Formal economic judgment, after comprehensively examining economic indicators, I would like to show it in a monthly economic report.”