景気判断、４地域で上方修正　個人消費が押し上げ―日銀報告

　日銀は１２日、冬の支店長会議を開き、全国を９地域に分けて景気動向を分析した「地域経済報告（さくらリポート）」をまとめた。景気判断は、北陸や関東甲信越、近畿、九州・沖縄の４地域で「持ち直している」などに上方修正。５地域は据え置いた。新型コロナウイルスの感染者が冬場にかけて増加したものの、旅行需要の回復などが個人消費を押し上げた。（2023/01/12-18:42）

The Bank of Japan on Thursday upgraded its economic assessments for four of the country's nine regions, including Hokuriku in central Japan and the Kanto-Koshinetsu eastern to central region.
   The economic views for the other five regions were kept unchanged in the BOJ's quarterly Regional Economic Report, adopted at the day's meeting of managers of the central bank's local branches.
   The BOJ's assessment on consumption was raised for six regions including Tohoku in northeastern Japan and Hokuriku, and kept unchanged for the remaining three regions.
   While new cases of novel coronavirus infection increased in winter, private spending expanded as travel demand recovered thanks to the government's tourism promotion campaign.
   Consumption by foreign visitors increased on the back of a weaker yen. The number of visitors to Japan has been rising back due to Japan's border measures against COVID-19 being relaxed substantially.