Households' and firms' borrowing remains depressed

A lack of credit is not a constraint on the Japanese economy, a lack of demand is. According to the latest Senior Loan Officer Survey, loan demand from Japanese households and firms has not recovered at all from the depressed levels it fell to after March’s disaster and it is unlikely to so in Q4 either.

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