New Delhi, Nov. 10 -- Japan's household spending declined by 6.8 per cent in September 2026 compared to the same month last year, even as household income increased, according to official data released by the Statistics Bureau of Japan on Tuesday.

The latest Family Income and Expenditure Survey, released by Japan's Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, showed that average monthly consumption expenditure among households with two or more people stood at 289,536 yen (USD 1,833).

The bureau said consumption expenditure was "down 4.5% in nominal terms and down 6.8% in real terms from the previous year."

The decline marked the tenth consecutive month of falling household spending in real terms, indicating continued weakness in co...