The "Consumer Attitude Index" in October and this month, which shows consumers' willingness to shop, exceeded last month by 1.4 points and improved for the second straight month.
The Cabinet Office has revised its keynote judgment upward for the first time in four months, saying that it has recovered to the level before the spread of the new coronavirus infection.
The consumer attitude index is an
index that shows consumer sentiment by
asking
8400 households nationwide
about how they will live in the next six
months and when it is time to buy automobiles and home appliances
.
In this month's survey, the index for households with two or more people was 39.2, an improvement of 1.4 points over last month for the second straight month.
This is because all the priority measures such as the declaration of emergency and the prevention of spread, which had been issued due to the influence of the new corona, have been lifted for the first time in about half a year.
On top of that, the Cabinet Office revised the keynote judgment of consumer sentiment upward, saying that the index exceeded 38.4 in February last year and recovered to the level before the spread of the new corona infection.
It is the first time in four months that the keynote judgment has been revised upward.
The Cabinet Office said, "This month, the declaration was lifted and economic activities resumed in earnest, which has improved the indicators of the'employment environment'. However, consumer sentiment depends on the corona infection trend, so watch carefully. I need to go. "