Over 32 percent of Japanese people reported a decrease in household spending on eating out compared to the previous year, according to a survey conducted in Japan in September 2024. In contrast, only 1.7 percent claimed that their expenses on housing decreased compared to last year.
Amid inflation, living and food expenses were the categories with the lowest share of respondents reporting a decrease in spending in 2024.
Share of households which decreased their expenditures on goods and services in Japan as of September 2024, by category
Original question: On which of the following goods and services has your household decreased its spending compared with one year ago?
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Bank of Japan. (October 10, 2024). Share of households which decreased their expenditures on goods and services in Japan as of September 2024, by category [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved February 18, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/648056/japan-decreased-household-expenditure-on-goods-services/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
Bank of Japan. "Share of households which decreased their expenditures on goods and services in Japan as of September 2024, by category." Chart. October 10, 2024. Statista. Accessed February 18, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/648056/japan-decreased-household-expenditure-on-goods-services/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
Bank of Japan. (2024). Share of households which decreased their expenditures on goods and services in Japan as of September 2024, by category. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: February 18, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/648056/japan-decreased-household-expenditure-on-goods-services/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
Bank of Japan. "Share of Households Which Decreased Their Expenditures on Goods and Services in Japan as of September 2024, by Category." Statista, Statista Inc., 10 Oct 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/648056/japan-decreased-household-expenditure-on-goods-services/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
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Share of households which decreased their expenditures on goods and services in Japan as of September 2024, by category [Graph], Bank of Japan, October 10, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/648056/japan-decreased-household-expenditure-on-goods-services/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed