According to a survey conducted by the Bank of Japan on individual lifestyles, the percentage of people who answered that prices had risen compared to a year ago reached 94%, the highest level in about 14 years.
The percentage of people who think that they are no longer able to afford to live is increasing, and the impact of high prices on household budgets is becoming serious.
The Bank of Japan conducts a questionnaire survey every three months targeting people over the age of 20 nationwide in order to understand the lifestyle consciousness of individuals, and this time from November last year to last month, 2108 people responded. .
According to this, the percentage of people who answered that prices have risen compared to a year ago increased by 2.5 percentage points from the previous survey in September last year to 94.3%.
This is the highest level in 14 years and 3 months since the September 2008 survey.
In addition, the percentage of people who answered that they have become less relaxed compared to a year ago increased by 2.3 points from the previous survey to 53%, the highest since the March 2010 survey in 12 years and 9 months. became the standard.
As for the reason, 88.4% of the respondents answered that "prices have risen," the highest ever, indicating that the impact of high prices on household budgets is becoming more serious.