Last year's GDP = gross domestic product announced on the 18th by the Cabinet Office was minus 4.6% due to the influence of the new coronavirus, exceeding minus 3.6% in 2008 when the Lehman shock occurred. It was the largest decline since 1995, which is comparable.
In addition, the GDP from January to March, which was announced at the same time as the last quarter of last year, showed a real growth rate of minus 5.1% compared to the previous three months, which is the third term. It was the first minus.