Here I will focus on our role as an operator of the JGB settlement system and talk about what has been done to date and what will be done in the future.
Let me move on to Slide 8, which displays what have been described as “unusual” expenditures by households, which essentially means that these expenditures are generally incurred, but not on a regular or predictable basis. The pattern suggests that the most significant unusual expenditure by far is on ceremonies. This is followed by medical expenses.