The government released this month's monthly economic report and maintained the keynote judgment of the economy that "there is a move to pick up."
On the other hand, regarding the outlook, in addition to the situation in Ukraine, China, whose economic activity is declining due to the spread of the new corona infection, is cited as a cause for concern.
The government compiled this month's monthly economic report at a meeting of relevant ministers held on the 25th.
According to this, regarding the keynote judgment of the economy as a whole, the expression "a movement of recovery is seen while the severe situation caused by the new corona is alleviated" has been changed to "a movement of recovery is seen".
The government said that it has maintained its keynote judgment after omitting the explanation of the situation of the new Corona, saying that there is a movement to pick up service consumption such as eating out and traveling and economic and social activities are heading toward normalization.
On the other hand, due to the spread of the new corona infection, strict restrictions on going out have been imposed, and in light of the situation in China where industrial production is declining, the judgment on "import" has been lowered to "weak", and the judgment of the entire world economy is also 2 It was reduced for the first time in a year and a month.
Furthermore, regarding the economic outlook, in addition to the prolonged situation in Ukraine, there are concerns about the impact of the spread of infection in China, "it is necessary to pay close attention to the downside risk due to supply restrictions and rising raw material prices." is.