"Deceleration of overseas economies reduces exports and production" Economic Revitalization Minister, November 29, 13:23
The Minister of Economic Revitalization, Nishimura, is wary of a further slowdown in overseas economies following a two-month decline in the industrial production index announced last month at a press conference after the cabinet meeting. Showed.
Among them, Nishimura, the minister in charge of economic revitalization, said that the industrial production index last month, which shows corporate production activity, fell 4.2% from the previous month for the first time in two months. "We have to be careful about the decline in production, including machinery and automobiles," he said.
On top of that, he said, “We must be well prepared for the modulation and deceleration of overseas economies,” and expressed a sense of caution about the further deceleration of overseas economies.
On the other hand, the fact that last month's retail sales amount announced on the 28th was a big drop compared to the previous five-year increase in the consumption tax rate, see “November, consumption weekly, daily The numbers are returning, but the idea is that there has been no major rush demand or subsequent decline in consumption compared to the previous tax increase. ”