白物家電、６年ぶり減　巣ごもり需要が一巡―２１年出荷額

　日本電機工業会（ＪＥＭＡ）が２４日発表した２０２１年の民生用電気機器（白物家電）の国内出荷額は、前年比０．６％減の２兆５２１５億円となった。新型コロナウイルスの感染拡大に伴う「巣ごもり需要」が一巡し、６年ぶりのマイナスとなった。
　前年は政府による１人１０万円の特別定額給付金の支給もあって出荷額が伸び、２４年ぶりの高水準だった。２１年は、その反動でマイナスとなったが、コロナ禍で巣ごもり生活が長期化し、微減にとどまった。（2022/01/24-18:05）

White goods shipments in Japan in 2021 fell for the first time in six years, after stay-at-home demand triggered by the novel coronavirus crisis ran its course, industry data showed Monday.
   Shipments declined 0.6 pct from the previous year to 2,521.5 billion yen, according to the data released by the Japan Electrical Manufacturers' Association.
   In 2020, white goods shipments hit a 24-year high, thanks in part to a Japanese government program to hand out 100,000 yen to each citizen as a coronavirus relief measure.
   Last year's shipments fell from the 2020 level but the size of the decline was limited as people continued spending more time at home amid the prolonged virus crisis.
   Shipments of household air conditioners dropped 5.2 pct, reflecting a surge in demand in 2020. Shipments of rice cookers and electric grills were also downbeat.