{"id":166849,"date":"2024-11-12T12:09:45","date_gmt":"2024-11-12T03:09:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/?post_type=news&#038;p=166849&#038;lang=en"},"modified":"2024-11-15T12:41:22","modified_gmt":"2024-11-15T03:41:22","slug":"kyushu-business-confidence-drops-second-month-amid-price-hikes","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/news\/kyushu-business-confidence-drops-second-month-amid-price-hikes\/","title":{"rendered":"Kyushu Business Confidence Drops for Second Month"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Business confidence in Kyushu declined for the second consecutive month in October, with the regional index down to 47.8. Rising prices and labor shortages are straining local companies, causing shifts in consumer behavior as customers reduce shopping frequency and spending. However, Okinawa saw a slight improvement in confidence due to a rise in foreign tourism during the autumn season. <\/span><b>Source:<\/b> <a href=\"https:\/\/www5.cao.go.jp\/keizai3\/2024\/1111watcher\/gen_kyushu.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Cabinet Office, Government of Japan<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-166854\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/fnn_tenjin-depart-oct_2024_WEB.jpg?resize=1400%2C1050&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Kyushu Business Confidence Drops for Second Month Amid Price Hikes\" width=\"1400\" height=\"1050\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/fnn_tenjin-depart-oct_2024_WEB.jpg?w=1400&amp;ssl=1 1400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/fnn_tenjin-depart-oct_2024_WEB.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/fnn_tenjin-depart-oct_2024_WEB.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/fnn_tenjin-depart-oct_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>Business confidence in Kyushu declined for the second consecutive month in October, with the regional index down to 47.8&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":29305,"featured_media":166858,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","tags":[],"class_list":["post-166849","news","type-news","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","location-kyushu","news-category-business","en-US"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/166849","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=166849"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/166858"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=166849"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=166849"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}