Demand Fluctuations Caused by Seasonality, Climate and Events

「While televisions and other products performed sluggishly, air conditioners performed steadily in response to the extreme heat, in addition to」

「The main factors affecting performance for the current fiscal year were: ① increased demand for durable consumer goods due to a recovery in personal consumption, and ② growth in air-conditioner sales due to the extreme heat」

「On the other hand, heating appliances and seasonal appliances performed sluggishly in the third quarter due to the effects of the mild winter and other factors.」

「Seasonal appliances, led by air conditioners, grew significantly due to record heat that continued from July through September, in addition to」

「Lost sales opportunities resulting from store closures and reduced operating hours due to major typhoons and heavy rainfall」

「Store closures and reduced operating hours due to the effects of major typhoons and heavy rainfall」

「Seasonal products, particularly air conditioners, and high-priced energy-efficient refrigerators performed well amid the extreme heat that arrived with the earliest end to the rainy season on record in late June.」

「Sales during the first 3 quarters of the current consolidated fiscal year remained challenging due to the effects of the Accounting Standard for Revenue Recognition and other standards applied from the current period, a decline in customer visits following the declaration of a state of emergency during the fifth wave of the pandemic, insufficient sunshine in summer and natural disasters, the effects in the previous period of special fixed benefits, demand for telework and stay-at-home demand, and a shift in consumer spending toward tourism, dining, hobbies and personal-interest goods.」

「Seasonal products such as air conditioners performed well despite the effects of the prolonged rainy season, low temperatures and insufficient sunshine in July, supported by rising temperatures in June, the extreme heat in August and the effects of a strong cold air mass in the first half of winter.」

「Seasonal products such as air conditioners performed sluggishly. Although temperatures rose in June and August saw extreme heat, they were significantly affected by the prolonged rainy season, low temperatures and insufficient sunshine in July.」

「Seasonal products such as air conditioners performed steadily despite the effects of the low temperatures and heavy rainfall caused by the prolonged rainy season in July and the mild winter in December, supported by higher average selling prices for high-performance, higher-priced products and rush demand ahead of the consumption tax increase.」

「Seasonal products such as air conditioners were affected in the second-quarter consolidated accounting period by low temperatures and heavy rainfall caused by the prolonged rainy season in July, despite positive factors including the extreme heat after the end of the rainy season and the severe late-summer heat.」

「Seasonal products such as air conditioners performed well because hot summer days were recorded nationwide in May and early promotional campaigns for summer products were conducted.」

「In the consumer electronics retail industry, sales and profit were significantly affected this summer by disasters and extreme heat across Japan, compounded by a chronic labor shortage associated with disaster recovery efforts.」

「In the consumer electronics retail industry, sales and profit were significantly affected this summer by torrential rain, typhoons, earthquakes and record heat across Japan, compounded by a nationwide labor shortage associated with disaster recovery efforts.」

「Seasonal products such as air conditioners performed well despite extreme weather fluctuations, including a record number of hot summer days from April through mid-May, sharp temperature differences, an earlier-than-usual start to the rainy season, and the unusually early end of the rainy season in the Kanto-Koshin region.」

「Summer saw regional temperature fluctuations and weather-related factors, while winter temperatures were low nationwide, with western Japan experiencing its coldest conditions in 32 years. Seasonal products performed well.」

「Although seasonal products such as air conditioners were affected by rain and typhoons in June and October and the shortest sunshine duration in August, performance was strong because daytime and nighttime temperatures were high nationwide in July and temperatures were low in December. Overall performance remained solid.」

「Although seasonal products such as air conditioners were affected by heavy rain in late June and the shortest sunshine duration on record in August, overall performance remained solid because temperatures were high nationwide in July and sales were strong.」

「The decline in temperatures from mid-July onward affected conditions, as did typhoons and torrential rain from August through September. In the previous year, early July was cool and the period from late July onward was extremely hot, reversing the temperature pattern from the current period. Temperatures rose in western Japan, but weather conditions were unsettled from the Kanto region through Tohoku and Hokkaido.」

「It is difficult to accurately forecast irregular demand associated with seasonal fluctuations, weather conditions and events, as well as demand for products generally.」