The Ministry of Finance held a meeting of directors of the Treasury Bureau on the 27th and left the nationwide economic judgment as a gradual recovery.
However, he is wary of the economic outlook, saying, "It is necessary to pay close attention to downside risks such as rising raw material prices."
The Ministry of Finance holds a meeting of directors of the Finance Bureau every three months to summarize the current state of the economy in 11 regions nationwide as an "economic situation report". It is picking up. "
Regarding "personal consumption," all priority measures such as prevention of spread have been lifted, eating and drinking and lodging have recovered, and the number of related job offers is increasing.
In addition, as for the production activities of companies, although the supply of parts was delayed due to the impact of the Tohoku earthquake last month and the production of automobiles was reduced, the production of electronic parts etc. remains strong.
By region, the judgment was left unchanged in 8 of the 11 regions, but the judgment was lowered in the 3 regions of "Hokkaido," "Tohoku," and "Shikoku."
In interviews with companies, there were voices concerned about rising energy prices and disruption of logistics due to the situation in Ukraine, so the Ministry of Finance said that the economic outlook was "sufficient for downside risks such as rising raw material prices. You need to be careful. "