TOKYO (Reuters) – Japanese household spending rose 0.8% in January from a year earlier, internal affairs ministry data showed on Tuesday, worse than the median market forecast for a 3.6% rise.
On a seasonally adjusted, month-on-month basis, spending fell 4.5%, versus an estimated 1.9% decline.
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
(Reporting by Kentaro Sugiyama; Editing by Chang-Ran Kim)
