Economic Buzz: Japans Household Spending Decline In April

7 Jun 2022 , 11:19 AM

The average of household spending in Japan was down 1.7 percent on year in April, according to the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications – coming in at 304,510 yen. On a monthly basis, household spending rose 1.0 percent – again shy of expectations for an increase of 1.3 percent and down from 4.1 percent in March. The average of monthly income per household stood at 539,738 yen, down 3.5 percent from the previous year.Powered by Commodity Insights