景気判断、全地域で上方修正　「一部で持ち直し」―財務局経済報告

　財務省は４日、全国１１地域の財務局などによる管内経済情勢報告を発表した。新型コロナウイルスの影響で厳しい状況が続くものの、個人消費や生産活動の下げ止まりを踏まえ、記録が残る１９９６年４月以来初めて全１１地域の景気判断を上方修正。前回は「極めて厳しい状況にある」とした全国の総括判断を２年９カ月ぶりに引き上げ、「一部で持ち直しの動きが見られる」と分析している。
　同報告は直近３カ月の景気を点検するもので、今回は主に６月中旬から７月下旬にかけて聞き取りを実施。４日の全国財務局長会議で報告を取りまとめた。（2020/08/04-13:04）

Japan's Ministry of Finance revised up its economic assessments for all 11 regions in the country, citing the bottoming out of consumer spending and production after drops caused by the new coronavirus outbreak, a quarterly report showed Tuesday.
   It was the first time for the ministry to upgrade its assessments for all regions since records began in April 1996.
   The ministry also revised up its overall assessment of the Japanese economy for the first time in two years and nine months, saying that there are signs of recovery in some areas. In the previous April report, the ministry said that the economic situation was extremely serious.
   The latest report was compiled after economic conditions over the past three months in the 11 regions were reported at Tuesday's meeting of heads of the ministry's local finance bureaus. Each bureau conducted hearings mainly from mid-June to late July.
   The ministry upgraded its views on consumer spending for all regions.