Economy emerging from a temporary pause  Since the early autumn of 2010, there has been a temporary pause in Japan’s economic recovery, partly due to the slowdown in overseas economies and the decline in the demand for some types of consumer goods following the previous sharp increase.
As a result of the recovery in overseas economies, however, the economy seems to have been emerging from its temporary pause. Exports have resumed their upward trend amid the reacceleration of growth in overseas economies and the progress in inventory adjustments in IT-related goods I just mentioned.