In a survey that indexes consumption trends based on credit card usage information, the first half of March fell short of the same period two years ago, before the spread of the new coronavirus infection.
Consumption continues to decline due to going out such as travel and accommodation.
Nowcasting, a data analysis company, and JCB, a major credit card company, publish an index that looks at consumption after protecting privacy based on card usage information.
According to it, the index from March 1st to 15th was 9.2% lower than the same period two years ago, before the spread of the new coronavirus infection.
Looking at another field,
▽ "travel" is minus 45.9 Pasento,
▽ "accommodation" is minus 43.8 Pasento,
▽ "traffic" is minus 32.9 Pasento,
▽ "eating out" and a 28.5% negative,
depressed large consumption associated with going out I'm out.
On the other hand, in the so-called “nest-going consumption”,
▽ “content distribution” such as videos
increased by
64.5%, and
▽ “online mail order”
increased by
26%
.
According to the company surveyed, "The state of emergency in the metropolitan area has been lifted, and consumption such as accommodation is expected to recover in the future, but recovery may be delayed depending on the infection situation."