Yet, when looking at the economy in detail, we see that initiatives toward structural reforms and growth strategy have proceeded among a wide range of entities, in a situation where the output gap has widened within positive territory and further tightening has been seen in terms of both labor and capital.
I expect that such initiatives will lead to raising the growth potential of Japan’s economy. Let me point to some examples. On the labor front, an increase in employment has been seen not only for non-regular employees, but also regular employees.