A: Hey there! 🌟
B: Yo, what's up? 😄
A: Guess what I read today? 🤔
B: Oh? What is it? 😯
A: Household spending in Japan went up for the first time in two months! 🎉
B: No way! What did they spend more on? 😮
A: More on cars and travel, actually. 😊 And the average expenditure was over 316,085 yen, or around 2,200 dollars. 💸
B: Wow, that's a big jump! Food spending increased too, right? 🤔
A: Yeah, food was up 1 percent. Rice dropped 8.2 percent, but noodles went up by 7.6 percent. 🍚🥤
B: So people bought more noodles instead of rice. Strange... but I guess it's the trend now! 🤔
A: Exactly! And even though meat prices remained high, fresh vegetables rose by 3.7 percent. 🍅🥕
B: Interesting... It seems people are buying more veggies despite the inflation. Crazy world! 🤔
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Spending by Japan's households marked a first year-on-year increase in two months in May. They spent more on cars and travel.
The internal affairs ministry says expenditures by households of two or more people jumped 4.7 percent from a year earlier, adjusted for inflation. The increase was the largest since August 2022.
The average amount stood at just over 316,085 yen, or roughly 2,200 dollars.
Spending on food was up 1 percent. The figure for rice fell 8.2 percent, the biggest drop since November 2022.
In contrast, expenditures on noodles were up 7.6 percent.
Meat slipped 2 percent. Fresh vegetables rose 3.7 percent.
Ministry officials say rice and meat prices remained high, discouraging purchases by consumers. Yet they spent more on noodles and fresh vegetables, which were less affected by inflation.
B: Yo, what's up? 😄
A: Guess what I read today? 🤔
B: Oh? What is it? 😯
A: Household spending in Japan went up for the first time in two months! 🎉
B: No way! What did they spend more on? 😮
A: More on cars and travel, actually. 😊 And the average expenditure was over 316,085 yen, or around 2,200 dollars. 💸
B: Wow, that's a big jump! Food spending increased too, right? 🤔
A: Yeah, food was up 1 percent. Rice dropped 8.2 percent, but noodles went up by 7.6 percent. 🍚🥤
B: So people bought more noodles instead of rice. Strange... but I guess it's the trend now! 🤔
A: Exactly! And even though meat prices remained high, fresh vegetables rose by 3.7 percent. 🍅🥕
B: Interesting... It seems people are buying more veggies despite the inflation. Crazy world! 🤔
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Spending by Japan's households marked a first year-on-year increase in two months in May. They spent more on cars and travel.
The internal affairs ministry says expenditures by households of two or more people jumped 4.7 percent from a year earlier, adjusted for inflation. The increase was the largest since August 2022.
The average amount stood at just over 316,085 yen, or roughly 2,200 dollars.
Spending on food was up 1 percent. The figure for rice fell 8.2 percent, the biggest drop since November 2022.
In contrast, expenditures on noodles were up 7.6 percent.
Meat slipped 2 percent. Fresh vegetables rose 3.7 percent.
Ministry officials say rice and meat prices remained high, discouraging purchases by consumers. Yet they spent more on noodles and fresh vegetables, which were less affected by inflation.
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Summary
Japan's household spending increased for the first time in two months in May, mainly due to higher expenditures on cars and travel. The average spending was over 316,085 yen or about 2,200 dollars. Food spending saw a 1 percent increase while rice dropped 8.2 percent, with noodles going up by 7.6
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URL: https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20250704_B3/
Created: 2025/07/05 07:05
Updated: 2025/12/08 03:27
Last Read: 2025/07/05 13:10