According to an annual survey released by Japan's Cabinet Office on December 19, local time, over 70% of respondents believe that the price sector is deteriorating. According to the survey results, when asked in which areas of society the situation was deteriorating, 73% of respondents thought it was the price, accounting for the highest proportion, and at the same time, the highest value since the investigation of this issue began in 1998. 52% of respondents thought it was Japan's economic situation, and 41% thought it was Japan's national finance, which ranked second and third.

According to an annual survey released by Japan's Cabinet Office on December 19, local time, over 70% of respondents believe that the price sector is deteriorating. According to the survey results, when asked in which areas of society the situation was deteriorating, 73% of respondents thought it was the price, accounting for the highest proportion, and at the same time, the highest value since the investigation of this issue began in 1998. 52% of respondents thought it was Japan's economic situation, and 41% thought it was Japan's national finance, which ranked second and third.