The Kyushu Economic Research Center announced on Dec. 26 that they expect to see real economic growth rate of 1.3% in Kyushu and Okinawa during 2018. This marks the fourth consecutive year that growth was predicted in the region. Experts also anticipate a rise in consumer spending, real wages, and the number of female workers in full-time employment. Corporate capital investment is also expected to increase, along with electronic exports and the number of inbound tourists visiting on low-budget airlines. Public spending is likely to receive an injection of funding to help facilitate reconstruction efforts in areas affected by the torrential downpours that hit northern Kyushu in 2017. Source: Sankei News, 12/27/2017
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