Japan October household spending unexpectedly falls 3.0% year/year
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TOKYO, Dec 5 : Japanese household spending unexpectedly fell 3.0 per cent in October from a year earlier, government data showed on Friday, worse than the median market forecast for a 1.0 per cent rise.
On a seasonally adjusted, month-on-month basis, spending dropped 3.5 per cent, versus an estimated 0.7 per cent uptick, internal affairs ministry data showed.
The indicator will be among factors the Bank of Japan (BOJ) will scrutinise in deciding whether to raise interest rates in December, or hold off until next year.
While it has kept rates steady since the last hike in January to gauge the economic impact of U.S. tariffs, stubbornly high inflation and a weakening yen have shifted opinion in the BOJ board to increasingly favour a hike.
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Reuters reported on Thursday the BOJ is likely to raise interest rates in December with the government expected to tolerate such a decision. 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
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