景気判断、８地域上げ　四国除き落ち込み歯止め―日銀

　日銀は８日、秋の支店長会議を開き、全国９地域の景気動向をまとめた地域経済報告（さくらリポート）を公表した。新型コロナウイルスによる経済の落ち込みに歯止めがかかり、四国を除く８地域の景気判断を引き上げた。８地域の上方修正は２０１３年１０月調査以来７年ぶり。今年７月の前回調査では２四半期連続で全地域を引き下げていた。
　関東甲信越は「極めて厳しい状態」から「引き続き厳しい状態にあるが、持ち直しつつある」に上方修正した。一方、四国は「弱い動きが続いている」と判断を据え置いた。（2020/10/08-19:17）

The Bank of Japan upgraded its economic assessments for eight of the country's nine regions in a quarterly report released Thursday, citing a recovery from the downturn caused by the coronavirus epidemic.
   The central bank said the economy in the Kanto-Koshinetsu eastern region, including Tokyo, has started to pick up though it remains in a severe situation due to the impact of the coronavirus.
   The BOJ kept its assessment unchanged for the Shikoku western region, saying that its economy remains "weak."
   At a quarterly meeting of the BOJ's branch managers, Governor Haruhiko Kuroda said the Japanese economy has started to pick up though it remains in a severe situation.
   The Japanese economy "will be on a recovery trend, but the pace of recovery will remain moderate," he said.