Japan Household Spending

Last Release

Oct 31, 2025

Actual

-3

Units In

1.8

Frequency

Monthly

Next Release

Jan 08, 2026

Time to Release

1 Months 2 Days 23 Hours

Highest	Lowest	Average	Date Range	Source
13 Apr 2021	-16.2 May 2020	-0.72 %	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 fell 3.0% yoy in October 2025, missing market expectations for a 1.0% rise and reversing a 1.8% gain in the prior month. It marked the first decline since April and the steepest pace since January 2024, underscoring persistent cost pressures heading into year-end. The Internal Affairs Ministry pointed to softer household spending on food, entertainment, and automobiles as the main drivers of the decline. Officials stressed that it is too early to determine if the weakness is transitory, emphasizing that consumption overall remains in a recovery stage. On a monthly basis, personal spending fell 3.5%, against consensus of a 0.7% increase and after a 0.7% decrease in September.