New type pneumonia Concerns over the impact on corporate investment and consumption
Regarding the impact of the spread of the new coronavirus on the Japanese economy, Keido Doyukai's secretary-general Sakurada said at a news conference on May 5 that production activities of companies would stop, and that managers and consumers' mentality would worsen and consumption He expressed concern that a move to refrain from doing so could be a huge blow.
Among them, Mr. Sakurada explained that the spread of the new coronavirus was “The biggest problem is that although the operation of factories and business has been suspended, it is impossible to grasp the prospects of what will happen in the future. Departments can't get directions because they don't have the information. "
In addition, regarding the impact on the Japanese economy, `` It is clear that managers and consumers' mentality worsens, and that these chains are likely to become more severe than the direct effects of plant operations being stopped, inbound traffic being reduced, and logistics being stopped. I am worried that it will spread in a way that does not exist in the future, "he said.