The amount spent by two or more households in May was down 0.5% from the same month last year, the third consecutive month of decline.
According to the May household survey announced by the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications on the 8th, the amount spent by two or more households was 287,687 yen per household.
In real terms, excluding price fluctuations, it decreased by 0.5% from the same month last year, the third consecutive month of decline.
Looking at the breakdown,
▽ "Housing" decreased by 7.5% due to a decrease in repair costs for housing equipment.
▽ "Transportation / Communications" decreased by 2.3% due to a decrease in purchases of automobile-related products such as automobiles and car navigation systems due to the impact of stagnant production due to a shortage of semiconductors.
In addition,
▽ “Food” decreased by 0.5% due to a decrease in demand for foodstuffs at home due to increased opportunities to go out.
On the other hand
, ▽ “Clothing and footwear” increased by 12.0% due to strong sales of summer clothing.
According to the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, "Prices are rising, but real consumer spending is almost flat, and as a whole, the impact of refraining from buying is not that great. We will continue to pay close attention to the extent of the impact of rising prices. I want to do it. "