Particularly, buoyed by the effects of the extremely hot summer this year, sales at convenience stores, especially of beverages, have been increasing recently, as have sales of air conditioners supported by the eco-point system. And as you know, there was also a last-minute increase in demand for automobiles ahead of the expiration of subsidies for purchasing energy-efficient cars.
2  BIS Review 123/2010  As for the outlook, the pace of economic improvement is likely to slow for the time being due to the ending of the boost from the extremely hot summer and to the absence going forward of the recent last-minute increase in demand for durable consumer goods.