Consumption Trend Index First Half of October Travel Improvements Significantly Joined GoTo to / from Tokyo November 2nd, 10:27
In a survey that indexes consumption trends based on credit card usage information, the travel index increased significantly in the first half of last month due to the addition of trips to and from Tokyo as targets of the tourism demand stimulus measure "Go To Travel." It has improved to.
Nowcast, a data analysis company, and JCB, a major credit card company, publish an index that shows consumption trends after protecting privacy based on card usage information.
According to it, the index from the 1st to the 15th of last month was -12% compared to the latter half of January before the spread of the infection.
Compared to minus 8.9% in the latter half of September, the rate of decline became larger.
On the other hand, looking at the breakdown, “Travel” was minus 3.6%, a significant improvement from minus 17.1% in the latter half of September.
According to the company that conducted the survey, "Travel to and from Tokyo has been significantly affected by the government's" Go To Travel ", a measure to stimulate tourism demand."