April Business trend index Deterioration level Maximum after 1985 New corona impact June 5 14:33
According to the April economic trend index released by the Cabinet Office, the index showing the current economic situation deteriorated by 7.3 points from the previous month due to the spread of new coronavirus infection. In addition, the index showing the outlook for the economy in the next few months deteriorated by 8.9 points from the previous month. In both cases, the extent of deterioration was the largest since 1985, when the statistics were comparable.