Japan’s Economic Outlook for Fiscal 2021 to 2023 (February 2022)　　|ニッセイ基礎研究所

Japan’s Economic Outlook for Fiscal 2021 to 2023 (February 2022)　

経済研究部経済調査部長斎藤太郎

■Summary

＜Real GDP growth rate: 2.5% in FY 2021, 2.5% in FY 2022, 1.7% in FY 2023＞

In the October–December quarter of 2021, real GDP posted an annualized growth rate of 5.4%, the first increase in two quarters, mainly due to a substantial increase in private consumption following the lifting of the state of emergency due to COVID-19.
In the January–March quarter of 2022, private consumption in real GDP will decrease due to the influence of COVID-19 priority preventative measures, and the real GDP growth rate will be only 0.4% per annum from the previous quarter. High growth is expected to continue after the start of FY 2022 on the assumption that the spread of the virus will calm down and activity restrictions will be lifted. However, there is a great deal of uncertainty regarding the trend of infection and measures to deal with it.
Real GDP growth rate is expected to be 2.5% in FY 2021, 2.5% in FY 2022 and 1.7% in FY 2023. Real GDP is expected to surpass its pre–COVID-19 level in the April–June quarter of 2022. Furthermore, in the April–June quarter of 2023, it is expected to return to the level of its most recent peak before the consumption tax rate hike (July–September quarter of 2019).
The consumer price inflation rate (excluding fresh food) is expected to be 0.0% year-on-year in FY 2021, 1.5% year-on-year in FY 2022, and 0.8% year-on-year in FY 2023. As energy prices continue to rise sharply and the rate of increase in food prices accelerates, CPI will climb to the upper 1% level after the start of FY 2022; however, it will slow to the upper 0% level in FY 2023, when the effects of high oil prices will be fully felt.

Changes in real GDP growth rate (fiscal year)

■Index

1. Annualized growth of 5.4% in the October–December quarter of 2021
　・Increasing outflow of income overseas due to deterioration in terms of trade
2. Real GDP growth rate is expected to be 2.5% in FY 2021, 2.5% in FY 2022, and 1.7% in FY 2023
　・Service consumption soars toward the end of 2021 after the lifting of the state of
　　emergency
　・The accelerating pace of inflation will depress real income
　・Real GDP will exceed its most recent peak in FY 2023
　・Price Outlook

日付	タイトル	執筆者	媒体
2025/05/09	人口減少、高齢化は経済成長をどれだけ抑制してきたのか	斎藤太郎	基礎研マンスリー
2025/05/02	雇用関連統計25年3月－失業率、有効求人倍率ともに横ばい圏内の動きが続く	斎藤太郎	経済・金融フラッシュ
2025/04/30	2025年1-3月期の実質GDP～前期比▲0.2％（年率▲0.9％）を予測～	斎藤太郎	Weekly　エコノミスト・レター
2025/04/30	鉱工業生産25年3月－1-3月期は4四半期ぶりの減産、トランプ関税の影響で4月以降も低迷が続く見込み	斎藤太郎	経済・金融フラッシュ

日付

タイトル

執筆者

媒体

2025/05/09

人口減少、高齢化は経済成長をどれだけ抑制してきたのか

斎藤太郎

基礎研マンスリー

2025/05/02

雇用関連統計25年3月－失業率、有効求人倍率ともに横ばい圏内の動きが続く

斎藤太郎

経済・金融フラッシュ