A survey that indexed consumption trends based on credit card usage information showed that in the first half of last month, although there was a 5.7% increase compared to before the spread of the new corona infection, the rapid spread of infection nationwide led to a positive margin. has shrunk since late June.
Nowcast, a data analysis company, and JCB, a major credit card company, have released an index that looks at consumption trends while protecting privacy based on card usage information.
According to it, the index from the 1st to the 15th of last month increased by 5.7% from the average for the same period of the three years until 2018, before the spread of the new corona infection.
However, due to the rapid spread of infections nationwide, the positive margin has shrunk compared to 7.1% in the second half of June.
Looking at the breakdown,
▽ "eating out" decreased by 6.5%,
▽ "travel" decreased by 52.6%, and
▽ "transportation" decreased by 25.5%
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The company that conducted the survey said, "Since the number of infections continues to spread in the second half of July, it is expected that the negative margin will further expand in eating out and traveling. We will be paying attention to whether the decline will stop or fall further." increase.