In January's Family Income and Expenditure Survey, households with two or more people spent 0.3% less than the same month in the previous year in real terms, excluding price fluctuations.
This is the third straight month of decline.
According to the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, in a January survey, households with two or more people spent 301,646 yen per household.
In real terms, excluding price fluctuations, it decreased by 0.3% from the same month of the previous year, marking the third straight month of decline.
Looking at the breakdown,
▽ "Furniture/household goods" decreased by 9.1%.
This was due to a decrease in spending on electric washing machines and rice cookers due to the impact of rising product prices.
In addition, ▽ "Food" decreased by 0.5%, marking the fourth consecutive month of decline.
Seafood, rice, cup noodles, etc. have decreased due to the fact that people go out more and have fewer opportunities to eat at home.
On the other hand, “educational entertainment,” which includes lodging expenses, increased by 18.6%.
The reason for this is the increase in accommodation fees and domestic package tour expenses as a measure to stimulate tourism demand, “National Travel Support”.
The Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications said, ``Consumer spending in real terms has declined for three consecutive months, but the rate of decline is small and is expected to remain flat. I would like to continue to pay attention to the impact on