The index of consumption trends in the first half of May The drop in "leisure consumption" continues at 12:30 on June 1st.
A private survey found that the index showing consumption trends in the first half of May, calculated based on credit card usage information, dropped by 30% or more compared to before the spread of infection. Although the rate of decline has narrowed slightly compared to the second half of April, so-called leisure consumption such as "travel" and "dining" has continued to fall sharply.
This is an index that shows consumption trends after data analysis company Nowcast and credit card giant JCB protect privacy based on card usage information.
As a result, the index from May 1st to May 15th fell by 30.7% compared with the latter half of January before the spread of infection, and the reduction range decreased slightly from the latter half of April when it fell by 31.7%. Did.
Looking at the breakdown,
“travel” was minus 94.3%,
“accommodation” was minus 93.3%, and
“eating out” was minus 67.9%.
So-called “leisure consumption” continued to decline sharply.
On the other hand, the so-called “Nest Gomori Consumption”
increased by 40.2% for “liquor stores”,
33.5% for “online shopping”,
and 23.2% for “content distribution” such as videos
.
According to Hitoshi Tsujinaka, president of Nowcast, who conducted the survey, "Leisure consumption continues to decline, but it is not in a situation that will worsen. It is uncertain whether or not it will return to the level of. "