boj minutes, 2022-07-21
One member pointed out that household income was expected to increase given, for example, that (1) the outcome of the annual spring labor-management wage negotiations suggested that wage growth -- including that at small and medium-sized firms -- for fiscal 2022 had exceeded that of the previous fiscal year, and (2) a survey targeting large firms indicated that summer bonuses had increased by more than 10 percent.
Sentiment: neutral
Topic: mp_labor_market