TOKYO (Reuters) – Japanese household spending edged up 0.1% in July from a year earlier, government data showed on Friday.
That compared with the median market forecast for a 1.2% growth.
On a seasonally adjusted, month-on-month basis, spending went down 1.7%, versus an estimated 0.2% drop.
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
