As for the rate of increase in wages between April 2013 – when QQE was introduced – and September 2015 – the latest month for which the data are available – the rate for part-time employees was 3.8 percent, which is higher than the rate for full-time employees of 1.2 percent.
Sluggish growth in exports There has been criticism that exports have not grown even after the introduction of QQE. On the other hand, those who have opposed monetary easing have argued that this policy would create a serious problem by causing exports to surge, which would reignite trade frictions.