The "business trend index" is one in which the Cabinet Office indexes current economic conditions and the future based on economic indicators such as production, employment, and consumption of enterprises.

According to the economic activity index released on May 6, the "coincident index" showing the current economic situation is 116.1, which is the index with Heisei 22 as 100, 1.4 points below the previous month It deteriorated for the first time in 4 months.

This is mainly due to production and sale of automobiles, as well as shipments of smartphones and flat-screen TVs have declined, the Cabinet Office keeps its judgment "showing improvement" about the current economic situation It was.

Meanwhile, the "Leading index" showing the future of the economy was 106.9, 0.7 points higher than the previous month, improved for 2 consecutive months.