boj minutes, 2002-05-21
Many members made the following comments regarding the Government's assessment of the economy in its Monthly Economic Report for May which stated that the economy "has bottomed out": there was no fundamental difference between the Government's and the Bank's assessment, with the Government laying stress on the recovery in exports and production in expressing the state of the economy, while the Bank took into account developments in final demand as well.
Sentiment: neutral
Topic: mp_economic_activity