As announced by the Cabinet Office, the business conditions index for April was 96.8, with the "consensus index" indicating the current state of the economy set at 100 in 2015, which was flat from the previous month.
While sales of clothing and other retailers increased due to the lifting of priority measures such as prevention of spread and the rise in temperature, exports decreased due to continued strict restrictions on going out due to the spread of infection in China.
The economic judgment mechanically derived from the movement of the index has been deferred by the expression "improvement".
In addition, the “leading index”, which indicates the future of the economy, exceeded the previous month by 2.1 points, rising for the second consecutive month.