The second important point in forecasting future developments is the sustainability of domestic demand. In order for Japan's economy to continue expanding moderately without interruption, it is necessary to maintain firm domestic demand until overseas economies pick up. On this point, private consumption is expected to continue increasing moderately for the time being as the employment and income situation continues to improve steadily.
The fact that public investment is expected to increase, mainly led by infrastructure investment reflecting policy measures for national resilience, also is likely to contribute to underpinning economic activity going forward. What holds the key is developments in  4  business fixed investment.