boj speech, 2023-06-21
While exports to advanced economies have remained on an uptrend on the back of the waning of the effects of supply-side constraints, those to the NIEs, the ASEAN economies, and some other Asian economies have decreased due to weakness in global demand for IT-related goods, as seen in a drop in exports of electronic parts, such as semiconductors mainly for smartphones and personal computers.
Sentiment: neutral
Topic: mp_economic_activity