The amount of money that companies spend on capital investment this year is expected to increase by 16% from the previous year, and the survey results show that the rate of increase will be the highest ever.
It seems that due to the influence of the new corona, investment movements that had been postponed have appeared.
According to the Ministry of Finance and the Cabinet Office's Corporate Economic Forecast Survey, the amount of money companies spend on capital investment this year is expected to increase by 16% from the previous year.
This is an improvement of 7.8 points from the previous survey three months ago, and the rate of increase has been the highest since 2004, when the survey began.
Both manufacturing and non-manufacturing industries are expected to increase. By industry, investment in automobiles and related parts manufacturers will increase by 29.8%, and retail industry will increase by 20.3%, including new store openings and new Corona. It seems that there is a movement of investment that was postponed due to the influence of.
The Ministry of Finance says, "Capital investment is growing at a high rate, but we would like to keep an eye on future corporate trends, including movements in resource prices."