According to the Economy Watchers Survey of the Cabinet Office, which asks workers how the economy is feeling, the index showing the current state of the economy last month was 55.5, up 13 points from the previous month, improving for the second consecutive month.
The Economy Watchers Survey is an index of more than 2,000 working people, listening to their feelings about the economy compared to three months ago.
In this survey, which was conducted from the 25th to the 31st of last month, the index showing the current state of the economy increased by 13.4 points from the previous month to 55.5, improving for the second consecutive month.
In addition to the state of emergency being completely lifted last month, the progress of vaccination with the new coronavirus has had an impact.
In response to the survey, a restaurant in Hokuriku said, "The citizens of the prefecture are gradually going out, and the number of tourists and business travelers is increasing." A travel agency in Hokkaido said, "Emergency situation. With the cancellation of the declaration, group travel using aircraft has begun to recover. "
For this reason, the Cabinet Office has revised its keynote judgment upward, saying that the current state of the economy is "although the effects of the new coronavirus remain, it is gradually picking up."
In addition, the index, which asked about the economic outlook two to three months later, was 57.5, 0.9 points higher than the previous month, saying that retail and housing-related businesses would recover.