00  02  04  06  08  10  12  14  16  Regional Economic Assessments  Chart 6  Comparison of Previous and Current Assessments by Region (Regional Economic Report) Changes from the previous assessment  Region  Assessment in October 2017  Assessment in January 2018  Hokkaido  The economy has been recovering.
The economy has been recovering. Tohoku  The economy has continued its moderate recovery trend. The economy has continued to recover moderately. Hokuriku  The economy has been expanding moderately. The economy has been expanding. KantoKoshinetsu  The economy has been expanding moderately. The economy has been expanding moderately. Tokai  The economy has been expanding. The economy has been expanding.