Consumption trends from credit card usage Improvements such as eating out in the latter half of October

Consumption trends from credit card usage Improvements such as eating out in the latter half of October November 16th 10:52

A survey that uses credit card usage information as an index to index consumption trends revealed that the index for eating out and other items improved significantly in the latter half of last month due to the effects of "Go To Eat."

Data analysis company Nowcast and credit card giant JCB publish an index that looks at consumption trends while protecting privacy based on card usage information.

According to this, the index from 16th to 31st of last month was minus 5.7% compared to the latter half of January before the spread of infection, which is an improvement from minus 12.1% in the first half of last month.

In particular, due to the effect of "Go To Eat", "eating out" was -18.7%, an improvement of about 8 points from the first half of last month.

In addition, “entertainment” at movie theaters decreased by 12.5%, an improvement of more than 16 points from the first half of last month.

The background is that the animated movie "Theatrical Version" Kimetsu no Yaiba "Infinite Train Edition" based on the popular manga released in the middle of last month has become a record hit.

Regarding the outlook for the future, the company that investigated it said, "It is unclear whether the improvement trend will continue as the infection of the new coronavirus spreads all over the country again."