Compared with the last assessment in July 2014, the Tohoku region revised its assessment downward by noting that the pace of economic recovery had moderated, but the other eight regions reported that their assessments regarding the pace of economic improvement had remained unchanged. All regions, including the Tohoku region, reported that the economy had continued to recover or had been recovering moderately as a trend. The background to these reports included the fact that although some weakness on the production side had been observed in some aspects, domestic demand had been firm, and the employment and income ... (full story)