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Japan’s August Household Spending Up 2.3%
The survey showed that two-or-more-person households spent an average of 313,977 yen in August. In real terms, adjusted for inflation, this represented a 2.3% rise compared with August last year, continuing a four-month streak of positive growth. The main driver was a sharp 22.4% jump in automobile-related expenses, including car purchases. Spending on cultural and […]