Octorber: The Recession Indicator fell to 39.9%

－ The Leading Index rose for the first time in four months

Yoshiki SHIMODA

  Economist

2021/12/08

  The Recession Indicator for Japan in October released by Japan Center for Economic Research (JCER) fell to 39.9% from 50.3% on revised retroactivity value in September (Figure 1). The Leading Index as the underlying data rose for the first time in four months due to improvements in the inventory ratio of final demand goods and consumer confidence, commodity price index, and others. Movement restriction of people eased in October following the lifting of emergency declarations in Tokyo and other prefectures at the end of September and automobile production picked up slightly in October, boosting the consumption and manufacturing Indicators. However, there are concerns about the spread of the Omicron variant of the COVID-19, so economic outlook is highly uncertain.

【Figure 1. The Recession Indicator (Octorber 2021)】

【Table 1. The Recession Indicator and the Leading Index (over the last year)】

  * The estimation method of the Recession Indicator has revised since the release in July 2020. Please refer to here for more details.