Japan’s Economic Outlook for Fiscal 2022 and 2023 (May 2022)

経済研究部経済調査部長斎藤太郎

■要旨

<Real GDP growth rate: 2.0% in FY 2022 and 1.7% in FY 2023>

In the January-March quarter of 2022, real GDP posted an annualized growth rate of negative 1.0%, the first decline in 2 quarters, due to sluggish private consumption accompanying priority preventative measures and deteriorating external demand.
Real GDP is expected to grow 2.0% in FY 2022 and 1.7% in FY 2023. In the April-June quarter of 2022, real GDP is expected to recover its pre-COVID-19 level (October-December 2019), with an annualized growth of 4.1% over the previous quarter on the back of strong private consumption growth, mainly in the form of face-to-face services.
However, there are significant downside risks, such as a further rise in resource prices, the worsening situation in Ukraine, monetary tightening by the United States, China's zero-COVID-19 policy, and electricity shortages due to the disruption of energy supply from Russia. Furthermore, if we continue to tighten restrictions as we have in the past during another outbreak of the new COVID-19 virus, we will not see a sustainable recovery in consumption.
The consumer price inflation (excluding fresh food) is expected to be 2.0% in FY 2022 and 0.9% in FY 2023. Although energy prices have plateaued as a result of measures to counter rising prices, it will continue to grow by about 2% in FY 2022 as a result of a growing trend of passing prices on to consumers for food and daily necessities. However, in FY 2023, when the impact of the rise in raw material prices will be over, growth will slow to less than 1%.

Changes in real GDP growth rate (fiscal year)

■目次

1. Annual decline of 1.0% in January-March 2022
　　・Impact of yen depreciation and high crude oil prices
2. Real growth rate is expected to be 2.0% in FY 2022 and 1.7% in FY 2023
　　・Consumer spending picks up after priority preventative measures end
　　・Accelerated pace of price increases depresses real income
　　・Adverse effects of higher prices can be offset by a reduction in the savings rate
　　・Real GDP will exceed the latest peak in FY 2023
　　・Outlook of current account balance
　　・Price outlook

日付	タイトル	執筆者	媒体
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
2025/04/18	消費者物価（全国25年3月）－コアCPI上昇率は25年度入り後も3％台が続く公算	斎藤太郎	経済・金融フラッシュ

日付

タイトル

執筆者

媒体

2025/05/02

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