India, April 7 -- Japan's household spending declined for the third straight month in February, the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications reported Tuesday.

Household spending dropped 1.8 percent month-on-month in February, a sharper decline than the 1.0 percent decrease in January. This was the third consecutive fall and worse than forecast of a 0.7 percent decline.

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