{"id":164387,"date":"2024-07-09T17:48:36","date_gmt":"2024-07-09T08:48:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/?post_type=news&#038;p=164387&#038;lang=en"},"modified":"2024-07-09T18:04:01","modified_gmt":"2024-07-09T09:04:01","slug":"kyushus-june-economic-sentiment-declines-for-sixth-month","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/news\/kyushus-june-economic-sentiment-declines-for-sixth-month\/","title":{"rendered":"Kyushu&#8217;s June Economic Sentiment Declines for Sixth Month"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Cabinet Office reported that Kyushu&#8217;s economic sentiment index dropped for the sixth consecutive month in June, falling 1.4 points to 47.0. High prices and low consumer spending contributed to this decline. Retailers noted a significant reduction in consumer purchases due to increased utility costs. In contrast, Okinawa saw a 1.4-point improvement in its economic sentiment index, reaching 53.4, driven by increased tourism. Future outlooks for Kyushu are positive, with expectations of higher travel demand and semiconductor orders. <strong>Source:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www5.cao.go.jp\/keizai3\/2024\/0708watcher\/menu.html\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Cabinet Office<\/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_cloudy-fukuoka-tower_2024_WEB.jpg?resize=1400%2C1050&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Kyushu&#039;s June Economic Sentiment Declines for Sixth Month\" width=\"1400\" height=\"1050\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-164378\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/fnn_cloudy-fukuoka-tower_2024_WEB.jpg?w=1400&amp;ssl=1 1400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/fnn_cloudy-fukuoka-tower_2024_WEB.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/fnn_cloudy-fukuoka-tower_2024_WEB.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/fnn_cloudy-fukuoka-tower_2024_WEB.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Stay informed with the latest Fukuoka &#038; Kyushu news and events in English. Sign up for our <a href=https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/mailmagazine\/>free weekly newsletter<\/a> today and never miss a beat. Opt out anytime, your privacy is our priority. Get the inside scoop with <a href=https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/mailmagazine\/>The Now<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Summaries based on public content, errors may occur during translation. Images credited independently. Send feedback using <a href=https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/contact\/>this <b>form<\/b>.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Cabinet Office reported that Kyushu&#8217;s economic sentiment index dropped for the sixth consecutive month in June, falling 1.4 points to 47.0. High prices and low consumer spending contributed to&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":30040,"featured_media":164377,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","tags":[],"class_list":["post-164387","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\/164387","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\/30040"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=164387"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/164377"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=164387"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=164387"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}