As a recovery is the one following some periods of relatively weak developments and the pace will be moderate, firms might have difficulty realizing an economic recovery.
However, there is a good possibility that “with hindsight the first half of 2013 was the turning point.” As mentioned earlier, there is a silver lining in overseas economies and, in particular, it is encouraging that the U.S. economy is on a recovery trend. In addition, the recent developments in the yen exchange rate will gradually underpin exports.