According to the Economy Watchers Survey of the Cabinet Office, which asks workers about the actual state of the economy, the index showing the current state of the economy last month was 47.8, 10.1 points higher than the previous month due to the cancellation of priority measures such as spread prevention. It improved for the first time in 3 months.
The Economy Watchers Survey is an index of more than 2,000 working people, based on their feelings of the economy compared to three months ago.
In this survey conducted from March 25th to 31st, the index showing the current state of the economy was 47.8, which was 10.1 points higher than the previous month and improved for the first time in 3 months.
In addition, the index that asked about the future of the economy two to three months later was 50.1, which is 5.7 points higher than the previous month.
As priority measures such as prevention of spread have been lifted and the index has improved mainly in the food and beverage industry, restaurants in the Chugoku region have said that the number of reservations is gradually increasing. It means that.
However, over Russia's invasion of Ukraine, there is a voice from the metal product manufacturing industry in Hokkaido that "stainless steel is soaring and difficult to obtain, and it is uncertain when the semiconductor shortage will be resolved." It means that it was done.
The Cabinet Office has revised its keynote judgment upward, saying that "although the impact of the new corona remains, there is a movement to pick up" regarding the current state of the economy. There are concerns. "