“White goods” Domestic shipments in May Reduced by more than 8% due to the impact of the new corona

“White goods” Domestic shipments in May Reduced by more than 8% due to the impact of the new corona June 18 14:39

Domestic shipments of so-called white goods such as air conditioners and refrigerators decreased by more than 8% from the same month last year due to the spread of new coronavirus infection.

According to the Japan Electrical Manufacturers' Association, domestic shipments of white goods last month were 194.1 billion yen, a decrease of 8.8% compared to the same month last year.

Looking at the breakdown, air conditioners decreased by 7% to 79.3 billion yen and refrigerators decreased by 11.2% to 29 billion yen.

The decrease in shipments is thought to have been affected by the closure of mass-market electronics home appliances due to the spread of the new coronavirus infection and the refraining from going out, and shipments of some cooking home appliances such as hot plates and toasters increased.

According to the Japan Electronics and Information Technology Industries Association, domestic shipments of digital home appliances such as flat-screen TVs were 71.9 billion yen last month, down 23.9% from the same month last year.

Breakdown: video equipment such as flat-screen TVs decreased by 8% to 38.4 billion yen, car related equipment such as car navigation systems decreased to 28.7 billion yen at 37.5% and audio equipment such as speakers decreased to 4.7 billion yen at 29.9%. Did.

This means that shipments of car navigation systems and speakers to be delivered to automobile manufacturers have dropped significantly due to the spread of the new coronavirus infection.