TOKYO : Japanese household spending dropped 1.3 per cent in October from a year earlier, government data showed on Friday.
That compared with the median market forecast for a 2.6 per cent decline.
On a seasonally adjusted, month-on-month basis, spending increased 2.9 per cent, versus an estimated 0.4 per cent uptick.
To view the data on the website of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, click here: http://www.stat.go.jp/english/data/kakei/index.html
Source: CNA
