{"id":164188,"date":"2024-07-02T15:57:30","date_gmt":"2024-07-02T06:57:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/?post_type=news&#038;p=164188&#038;lang=en"},"modified":"2024-07-02T15:57:30","modified_gmt":"2024-07-02T06:57:30","slug":"kyushu-okinawa-business-sentiment-declines-after-nine-quarters","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/news\/kyushu-okinawa-business-sentiment-declines-after-nine-quarters\/","title":{"rendered":"Kyushu, Okinawa Business Sentiment Declines After Nine Quarters"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Bank of Japan released its Tankan survey on July 1, indicating a decline in business sentiment among companies in Kyushu and Okinawa for the first time in nine quarters. The overall sentiment index fell by 2 points to +19. This reflects weak consumer spending amid prolonged high prices. The survey, conducted from late May to June 28, involved over 1,000 companies. While the manufacturing sector saw an improvement of 4 points to +11, the non-manufacturing sector worsened by 4 points to +24, particularly in hospitality and retail. BOJ Fukuoka branch manager Kenji Sakuta stated that while consumer spending remains resilient, the focus will be on whether wage increases can outpace inflation. <\/span><b>Source: <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.boj.or.jp\/statistics\/tk\/tankan06b.htm\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Bank of Japan<\/span><\/a> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\/ <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www3.nhk.or.jp\/fukuoka-news\/20240701\/5010024795.html\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">NHK<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/fnn_rainy-hakata-july_2024_WEB.jpg?resize=1400%2C1050&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Kyushu, Okinawa Business Sentiment Declines After Nine Quarters\" width=\"1400\" height=\"1050\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-164194\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/fnn_rainy-hakata-july_2024_WEB.jpg?w=1400&amp;ssl=1 1400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/fnn_rainy-hakata-july_2024_WEB.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/fnn_rainy-hakata-july_2024_WEB.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/fnn_rainy-hakata-july_2024_WEB.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Stay informed with the latest Fukuoka &amp; Kyushu news and events in English. Sign up for our <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/mailmagazine\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">free weekly newsletter <\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">today and never miss a beat. Opt out anytime, your privacy is our priority. Get the inside scoop with <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/mailmagazine\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Now<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Summaries based on public content, errors may occur during translation. Images credited independently. Send feedback using <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/contact\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">this <\/span><b>form<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Bank of Japan released its Tankan survey on July 1, indicating a decline in business sentiment among companies in Kyushu and Okinawa for&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":29305,"featured_media":164196,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","tags":[],"class_list":["post-164188","news","type-news","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","location-kyushu","news-category-general","en-US"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/164188","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/news"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/29305"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=164188"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/164196"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=164188"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=164188"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}