Japan May household spending rises faster than expected

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According to the household survey for May released by the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications on the 4th, households with two or more people spent 316,085 yen, a 4.7% increase from May of the previous year in real terms excluding the effects of price fluctuations. Last year, car purchases, which had declined due to certification fraud,...