Economic Buzz: Japans Household Spending Up 5.1% On Year In August

7 Oct 2022 , 11:02 AM

The average of household spending in Japan was up 5.1 percent on year in August, the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications said on Friday – coming in at 289,974. On a monthly basis, household spending sank 1.7 percent – again shy of expectations for an increase of 0.2 percent following the 1.4 percent contraction a month earlier. The average of monthly income per household stood at 563,963 yen, down 1.8 percent on year.Powered by Commodity Insights