TOKYO (Reuters) – Japanese household spending fell 0.4% in November from a year earlier, internal affairs ministry data showed on Friday.
That compared with the median market forecast for a 0.6% decline.
On a seasonally adjusted, month-on-month basis, spending increased 0.4%, versus an estimated 0.9% 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