Household Spending MoM in Japan increased to 1.50 percent in February from -2.50 percent in January of 2026. Household Spending MoM in Japan averaged -0.04 percent from 2000 until 2026, reaching an all time high of 12.80 percent in June of 2020 and a record low of -13.10 percent in April of 2014. source: Ministry of Internal Affairs & Communications



Calendar GMT Reference Actual Previous Consensus TEForecast
2026-03-09 11:30 PM
Household Spending MoM
Jan -2.5% -2.2% 0.8% 3.1%
2026-04-06 11:30 PM
Household Spending MoM
Feb 1.5% -2.5% 2.6% 3.0%
2026-05-08 11:30 PM
Household Spending MoM
Mar 1.5%


Related Last Previous Unit Reference
Bank Lending Rate 2.80 2.90 percent Mar 2026
Consumer Confidence 33.30 39.70 points Mar 2026
Consumer Credit 58802.70 57221.70 JPY Billion Dec 2025
GDP Private Consumption 309442.20 309116.20 JPY Billion Dec 2025
Disposable Personal Income 490.52 432.71 JPY Thousand Feb 2026
Gasoline Prices 1.11 1.01 USD/Liter Mar 2026
Household Spending YoY -1.80 -1.00 percent Feb 2026
Household Spending MoM 1.50 -2.50 percent Feb 2026
Households Debt to GDP 61.10 61.30 percent of GDP Sep 2025
Personal Savings 0.40 0.40 percent Sep 2025
Retail Sales MoM -2.00 4.10 percent Feb 2026
Retail Sales YoY -0.20 1.80 percent Feb 2026


Japan Household Spending MoM
In Japan, Household Spending MoM refers to the monthly change of consumption expenditures (on food, housing, utilities, furniture, clothing, health, education, transport, communication, leisure activities, etc.) in real terms for two-or-more-person households including agricultural, forestry and fisheries households.
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
1.50 -2.50 12.80 -13.10 2000 - 2026 percent Monthly
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