Japan Household Spending

Last Release

Jul 31, 2025

Actual

1.4

Units In

1.3

Frequency

Monthly

Next Release

Oct 06, 2025

Time to Release

1 Months 0 Days 0 Hours

Highest	Lowest	Average	Date Range	Source
13 Apr 2021	-16.2 May 2020	-0.73 %	2001-2025	Ministry of Internal Affairs & Communications

In Japan, household spending refers to the annual change of consumption expenditures (on food, housing, utilities, furniture, clothing, health, education, transport, communication, leisure activities, etc.) in real terms for two-or-more-person households including agricultural, forestry and fisheries households.

Latest Updates

Household spending in Japan increased by 1.4% yoy in July 2025, following a 1.3% growth in the previous month and marking the third straight month of rise in personal expenditure. However, figures were below market estimates of 2.3%, reflecting the impact of elevated cost pressure and broad U.S. tariffs. Expenditures continued to rise for medical care (11.5% vs 8.9% in June), transportation & communication (14.8% vs 8.6%), utilities (4.8% vs 6.3%), furniture & household items (0.8% vs -5.0%), and education (9.5% vs 3.5%). In contrast, spending fell further for food (-1.8% vs -2.1%), clothing & footwear (-0.4% vs -6.6%), and culture & recreation (-4.1% vs -1.0%). Also, housing expenditure shrank 5.9%, reversing a 11.6% decline in June. On a monthly basis, spending rose 1.7%, reversing a 5.2% decline in June but missing the consensus of 1.3%.