{"version":"1","article":{"id":"japan-family-spending-july-2026","slug":"japan-family-spending-july-2026","language":"en","url":"https://haberpaper.com/en/news/japan-family-spending-july-2026","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/japan-family-spending-july-2026?lang=en","title":"Japan household spending falls 3.6% in real terms in July","summary":"Average monthly consumption spending for households with two or more people was 301,245 yen. Monthly income at workers’ households fell 1.7% year on year.","category":"economy","region":"world","topics":[],"published_at":"2026-10-05T20:14:38+03:00","modified_at":"2026-10-05T20:14:38+03:00","publication_basis":"publication-record","event_period":"2026-07","event_period_basis":"event-or-reference-period","sources":[{"name":"Statistics Bureau of Japan","url":"https://www.stat.go.jp/english/data/kakei/156.html","publishedAt":"2026-09-04","checkedAt":"2026-10-05"}],"translations":[{"language":"tr","url":"https://haberpaper.com/tr/news/japan-family-spending-july-2026","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/japan-family-spending-july-2026?lang=tr"},{"language":"en","url":"https://haberpaper.com/en/news/japan-family-spending-july-2026","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/japan-family-spending-july-2026?lang=en"},{"language":"ar","url":"https://haberpaper.com/ar/news/japan-family-spending-july-2026","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/japan-family-spending-july-2026?lang=ar"},{"language":"fr","url":"https://haberpaper.com/fr/news/japan-family-spending-july-2026","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/japan-family-spending-july-2026?lang=fr"},{"language":"es","url":"https://haberpaper.com/es/news/japan-family-spending-july-2026","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/japan-family-spending-july-2026?lang=es"}],"data_types":[],"data":null,"data_compilations":[],"data_downloads":[],"content":{"paragraphs":["Japan’s Statistics Bureau reported on 4 September that households with two or more people spent an average of 301,245 yen on consumption in July. Spending fell 1.5% in nominal terms and 3.6% in real terms from a year earlier. In the seasonally adjusted monthly comparison, real spending rose 0.5%. The different directions in the monthly and annual comparisons reflect the difference between short-term movement and the level one year earlier.","For workers’ households with two or more people, average monthly income was 689,476 yen, down 1.7% in nominal terms from July 2025. The survey estimates income and spending from a sample of households; it does not represent every individual household or total retail sales. The bureau also said it revised real changes for earlier months of 2026 after shifting the CPI base to 2025. This methodological note matters when comparing the latest series with previously released figures, because revised inflation adjustment can change earlier real growth rates."],"key_points":[],"sections":[]},"text":"Average monthly consumption spending for households with two or more people was 301,245 yen. Monthly income at workers’ households fell 1.7% year on year.\n\nJapan’s Statistics Bureau reported on 4 September that households with two or more people spent an average of 301,245 yen on consumption in July. Spending fell 1.5% in nominal terms and 3.6% in real terms from a year earlier. In the seasonally adjusted monthly comparison, real spending rose 0.5%. The different directions in the monthly and annual comparisons reflect the difference between short-term movement and the level one year earlier.\n\nFor workers’ households with two or more people, average monthly income was 689,476 yen, down 1.7% in nominal terms from July 2025. The survey estimates income and spending from a sample of households; it does not represent every individual household or total retail sales. The bureau also said it revised real changes for earlier months of 2026 after shifting the CPI base to 2025. This methodological note matters when comparing the latest series with previously released figures, because revised inflation adjustment can change earlier real growth rates.","corrections":[],"editorial_illustration":{"kind":"symbolic-editorial-illustration","documentary":false,"scope":"section","asset_id":"economy","url":"https://haberpaper.com/assets/illustrations/economy-1536.webp","width":1536,"height":1024,"alt":"Symbolic trading harbour with a cargo ship, containers and a bridge.","language":"en"},"section_illustration":{"kind":"symbolic-editorial-illustration","documentary":false,"scope":"section","asset_id":"economy","url":"https://haberpaper.com/assets/illustrations/economy-1536.webp","width":1536,"height":1024,"alt":"Symbolic trading harbour with a cargo ship, containers and a bridge.","language":"en"}}}