Last month's "Consumer Attitude Index," which shows consumers' willingness to shop, remained unchanged from the previous month, and the Cabinet Office left the keynote judgment of consumer sentiment that "the movement to pick up is continuing." ..

The consumer attitude index is an index that shows consumer sentiment by asking 8400 households nationwide what their lifestyles will be for the next six months and whether it will be time to buy automobiles and home appliances.



In a survey conducted last month, the index for households with two or more people was 39.2, unchanged from the previous month.



The Cabinet Office has analyzed that the number of people infected with the new coronavirus has been declining, which has led to an improvement in consumer sentiment, while the recent rise in prices of energy and foodstuffs has led to a deterioration. The keynote judgment of consumer sentiment that "is continuing" has been left unchanged.



On the other hand, the percentage of households who answered that the outlook for prices in one year would "rise" was 87.6%, an increase of 1.7 points from the previous month, the highest level in two years and two months.



The Cabinet Office says, "Since this survey has raised a sense of caution about the spread of Omicron strains, we would like to carefully look at how it will affect consumer sentiment in the future."