需要不足、年８兆円に拡大　１～３月期のＧＤＰ修正で―内閣府

　内閣府は９日、日本経済の需要と潜在的な供給力の差を示す「需給ギャップ」が２０２４年１～３月期はマイナス１．４％となり、金額にして年換算で８兆円程度の需要不足だったとの推計を発表した。国土交通省が「建設総合統計」を訂正した結果、同期の国内総生産（ＧＤＰ）改定値が修正されたことを反映した。修正前はマイナス１．０％、年６兆円程度の不足と推計していた。
　需給ギャップは政府がデフレ脱却を判断する上で重視する指標の一つ。２３年７～９月期から３四半期連続でマイナスという点は修正前後で変わらないが、減少幅は拡大した。
　２３年度の需給ギャップについてはマイナス０．３％からマイナス０．４％に修正され、不足額も約１兆円から約２兆円に膨らんだ。（2024/07/09-21:51）

Japan's supply-demand gap, or the excess of potential supply capacity over demand in the economy, in January-March was minus 1.4 pct, or a demand shortfall of about 8 trillion yen on an annualized basis, according to revised estimates released by the Cabinet Office on Tuesday.
   The new estimates reflected gross domestic product data for the first quarter of 2024 that were revised earlier this month based corrections made to the infrastructure ministry's construction statistics.
   The Cabinet Office previously estimated that the supply-demand gap was minus 1.0 pct, or an annualized demand shortfall of around 6 trillion yen.
   The supply-demand gap is one of the key indicators used by the government to determine whether the country has overcome deflation.
   While it remained the same that the estimated gap was in the minus column for the third consecutive quarter, the estimated demand shortfall widened after the latest revision.