景気、全１１地域で上方修正　「厳しい状況」継続―財務局経済報告

　財務省は２８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感染防止と経済活動の両立から回復途上にある生産や消費を踏まえ、全１１地域の景気判断を２期連続で上方修正。全国の総括判断は「持ち直しの動きがみられる」に引き上げた。ただ、同省は感染拡大前に比べ「（景気の）水準感は低い」とみており、「厳しい状況にある」との表現を残した。
　同報告は直近３カ月の景気を点検するもので、今回は９月中旬から１０月中旬にかけて聞き取りを実施。２８日にオンラインで開催された全国財務局長会議で報告を取りまとめた。
　個別に見ると、生産活動の判断は、国内外の自動車市場の持ち直しを受けた東海、中国、福岡などに加え、デジタル化需要に伴う電子部品・デバイスの底堅さから、全１１地域で改善した。（2020/10/28-13:05）

Japan's Ministry of Finance revised up its economic assessments for all 11 regions in the country for the second straight quarter, a survey report by the ministry showed Wednesday.
   The upward revisions mainly reflected improvements in production and consumption on the back of efforts to balance measures to prevent the spread of the new coronavirus and those to revive economic activities.
   The ministry also revised up its assessment of the Japanese economy as a whole, saying that there are signs of recovery. But the ministry kept its view that the economy remains in a harsh situation, saying it is at low levels compared with before the virus crisis.
   The latest report was compiled after economic conditions over the past three months in the 11 regions were reported at Wednesday's online meeting of heads of the ministry's local finance bureaus. Each bureau conducted hearings mainly from mid-September to mid-October.
   The ministry upgraded its views on production for all 11 regions. A recovery in automobile demand in and outside the country led to better assessments for regions that host many auto factories, including Tokai, Chugoku and Fukuoka, while steady sales of electronic parts and devises amid widespread efforts of digitalization also contributed to the upward revisions for some regions.