Japan household spending up 2.3% in September as virus restrictions removed

Not good for inflation. If people buy more businesses keep raising prices.

spending on auto-related parts and train fares, expanded 8.8 percent.

This is interesting because new car sales increased for the first time in 15 months this September.

People were holding off for whatever reasons to fix their car until recently?

Or, such auto-related parts were not available because of logistical reasons until September?

Anyone have insight on the reason for increased consumer spending on auto-related parts parallel to increased spending on new cars?

One of the reason that they seem to consume more is that they pay more for stuff due to inflation!

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There is no real increase in consumption at all. On the contrary.

i left Japan now, six of the growing xenophobia and constant racism. And my company is doing well, we bring every year over 5 million US in business into Japan. My work makes for at least 200 indirect jobs for Japanese and it will take quite a number of Japanese people to replace my monthly spending.

but, can not stand it anymore. The constant aggravation and crazy bureaucracy.

not being married to a Japanese women and not working at a multinational, it is not worth it anymore.

I pay crazy taxes, health insurance and pension fees for a pension I will never get and is peanuts anyway.

that is not to mention having my dogs stolen, no legal standing, maffia housing companies with crazy deposits and high rents for sub par quality houses.

japan is a bankrupt country quickly sinking back to samurai times. With a few feudal families milking the place

er..@Chabbawanga: That's 'good' inflation.

My household did not travel, but we do spend more on daily things that are now more expensive than before.... really don't trust these figures.

LMFAO so the price of goods go up and the bean counters equate that with Japanese household spending up because virus restrictions removed. WOW thats new magic spend more bring home less!! I hope I don't get censored for that statement.

japan is a bankrupt country quickly sinking back to samurai times. With a few feudal families milking the place

Unlike last time, Japan will be more like the permanent Bakumatsu period in the future where Chinese, Vietnamese and other foreigners carve up their domains in Japan for economical profits. Japanese feudal families will remain oblivious to milking the place but they will work as the puppets of wealthy foreigners.

Japan will be the worse version of the UK without any financial hub but a purely services economy that caters to foreigners. There will be nightmares about Japanese girls being trafficked into the sex trade as it progresses.

Brighter and richer Japanese youths will flee Japan to live in Southeast Asia mostly, and North America/Europe occasionally. I agree with you that Japan has a bleak future.

Japan has the highest dept to GDP ratio in the world at 240%! With a smaller incoming young generation to replace the baby boomers retiring soon who want pensions and a xenophobic attitude to immigrants the outlook is bleak

Headline 'virus restrictions removed'. Great, now stop wearing those useless restrictive masks.

Who cares, we have now November, 9th already.

Spending is up, because everything is more ... expensive.

I simply need to look at usual credit card bill to see that.