Japan Household Big-Ticket Spending
Monthly household spending on 50 infrequent or high-value items: mobile phones, airfares, package tours, tuition, clothing, hospital charges, furniture, appliances, home repairs, new and used cars, insurance, weddings, funerals and remittances, from January 2015 (total of 50 items from 2017).
| Indicator | 07-2026 | 06-2026 | 05-2026 | 04-2026 | 03-2026 | 02-2026 | 01-2026 | 12-2025 | 11-2025 | 10-2025 | 09-2025 | 08-2025 | 07-2025 | 06-2025 | 05-2025 | 04-2025 | 03-2025 | 02-2025 | 01-2025 | 12-2024 | 11-2024 | 10-2024 | 09-2024 | 08-2024 | 07-2024 | 06-2024 | 05-2024 | 04-2024 | 03-2024 | 02-2024 | 01-2024 | 12-2023 | 11-2023 | 10-2023 | 09-2023 | 08-2023 | 07-2023 | |
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| Total of 50 items10 | 101,671 | 95,480 | 101,628 | 118,490 | 113,136 | 89,450 | 90,245 | 97,470 | 92,297 | 102,020 | 105,473 | 98,381 | 97,672 | 90,494 | 98,119 | 111,458 | 108,645 | 89,116 | 87,290 | 95,548 | 93,783 | 103,041 | 99,673 | 93,751 | 96,376 | 94,989 | 96,953 | 110,330 | 108,358 | 88,685 | 82,464 | 93,893 | 93,638 | 101,955 | 94,325 | 89,018 | 93,846 | |
| Communication3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mobile phone communication and call charges | 11,593 | 11,553 | 11,602 | 11,592 | 11,629 | 11,554 | 11,571 | 11,536 | 11,447 | 11,549 | 11,545 | 11,403 | 11,422 | 11,456 | 11,460 | 11,528 | 11,397 | 11,388 | 11,433 | 11,521 | 11,456 | 11,442 | 11,513 | 11,500 | 11,495 | 11,477 | 11,535 | 11,617 | 11,525 | 11,538 | 11,587 | 11,503 | 11,597 | 11,611 | 11,546 | 11,549 | 11,440 | |
| Internet connection charges | 4,389 | 4,350 | 4,444 | 4,484 | 4,538 | 4,515 | 4,571 | 4,562 | 4,567 | 4,571 | 4,567 | 4,536 | 4,569 | 4,556 | 4,592 | 4,511 | 4,527 | 4,490 | 4,558 | 4,458 | 4,509 | 4,489 | 4,509 | 4,485 | 4,484 | 4,436 | 4,448 | 4,433 | 4,396 | 4,360 | 4,354 | 4,338 | 4,300 | 4,270 | 4,258 | 4,227 | 4,214 | |
| Mobile phone handsets | 1,797 | 2,128 | 1,915 | 2,580 | 3,277 | 2,018 | 1,613 | 1,745 | 2,224 | 2,729 | 2,678 | 1,645 | 1,789 | 1,740 | 1,693 | 2,058 | 2,686 | 2,129 | 1,785 | 2,002 | 1,800 | 2,231 | 1,990 | 1,558 | 1,703 | 1,593 | 1,496 | 1,584 | 2,340 | 1,763 | 1,681 | 2,132 | 1,898 | 2,289 | 2,182 | 1,457 | 1,345 | |
| Travel4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Airfares | 1,676 | 1,739 | 1,588 | 1,870 | 2,140 | 1,450 | 1,648 | 1,308 | 1,324 | 1,526 | 1,485 | 1,922 | 1,450 | 1,682 | 1,545 | 1,192 | 1,727 | 1,540 | 1,580 | 1,348 | 1,375 | 1,340 | 1,601 | 1,997 | 1,728 | 1,439 | 1,618 | 1,504 | 1,383 | 1,664 | 1,173 | 1,429 | 1,207 | 1,283 | 1,266 | 1,433 | 1,673 | |
| Accommodation charges | 4,353 | 3,262 | 4,349 | 3,489 | 4,407 | 3,081 | 3,343 | 3,727 | 4,241 | 4,185 | 3,849 | 6,349 | 4,202 | 3,104 | 4,031 | 3,490 | 4,018 | 2,981 | 3,508 | 3,668 | 3,886 | 3,745 | 3,527 | 6,075 | 3,874 | 2,794 | 3,853 | 3,377 | 3,979 | 3,315 | 3,291 | 3,449 | 3,477 | 3,403 | 3,117 | 5,843 | 3,833 | |
| Package tours (domestic) | 2,349 | 2,037 | 2,166 | 2,420 | 2,110 | 2,045 | 1,670 | 1,542 | 2,117 | 2,577 | 2,139 | 2,512 | 2,246 | 2,204 | 2,241 | 2,256 | 2,177 | 1,703 | 1,542 | 1,923 | 2,030 | 2,202 | 2,281 | 2,623 | 2,341 | 2,465 | 2,386 | 2,099 | 2,216 | 1,776 | 1,485 | 1,387 | 2,016 | 2,165 | 2,253 | 2,319 | 2,183 | |
| Package tours (overseas) | 1,388 | 1,162 | 1,207 | 1,139 | 1,352 | 1,537 | 1,223 | 858 | 1,404 | 1,042 | 1,350 | 1,472 | 1,460 | 1,241 | 1,496 | 1,188 | 1,108 | 1,399 | 972 | 1,269 | 930 | 850 | 1,054 | 1,628 | 2,192 | 1,616 | 1,028 | 696 | 807 | 1,043 | 841 | 678 | 983 | 865 | 980 | 682 | 604 | |
| Education, culture and recreation5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tuition at public schools (kindergarten to university) | 697 | 1,167 | 2,977 | 2,485 | 1,585 | 768 | 678 | 886 | 2,487 | 2,067 | 1,029 | 637 | 955 | 1,276 | 3,465 | 2,416 | 1,931 | 815 | 797 | 1,057 | 2,905 | 2,596 | 1,182 | 833 | 999 | 1,324 | 3,950 | 3,266 | 1,889 | 858 | 913 | 1,102 | 2,750 | 2,767 | 1,070 | 960 | 961 | |
| Tuition at private schools (kindergarten to university) | 2,733 | 3,714 | 8,064 | 19,957 | 10,584 | 5,424 | 4,493 | 5,147 | 5,205 | 11,811 | 12,192 | 4,016 | 3,548 | 3,224 | 8,821 | 22,802 | 11,236 | 5,952 | 4,542 | 4,365 | 4,472 | 14,319 | 11,519 | 3,845 | 3,224 | 3,873 | 8,914 | 23,363 | 11,077 | 6,289 | 4,605 | 5,141 | 4,456 | 12,680 | 11,628 | 3,347 | 2,762 | |
| Supplementary education (cram schools) | 3,774 | 3,276 | 2,944 | 3,392 | 3,665 | 3,067 | 3,880 | 4,253 | 3,701 | 3,696 | 3,600 | 4,423 | 4,739 | 3,664 | 3,423 | 3,712 | 4,117 | 3,290 | 3,731 | 4,435 | 3,720 | 3,586 | 3,747 | 4,031 | 4,206 | 3,555 | 3,312 | 4,130 | 4,203 | 3,264 | 3,785 | 4,424 | 3,843 | 3,622 | 3,251 | 3,999 | 3,804 | |
| Driving school fees | 657 | 406 | 453 | 447 | 895 | 770 | 868 | 875 | 539 | 463 | 604 | 553 | 509 | 487 | 428 | 389 | 738 | 1,033 | 864 | 888 | 616 | 722 | 437 | 594 | 660 | 748 | 590 | 398 | 625 | 929 | 830 | 775 | 608 | 516 | 518 | 662 | 666 | |
| Sports facility charges | 1,020 | 958 | 1,078 | 1,108 | 1,119 | 1,031 | 1,061 | 1,154 | 1,194 | 1,165 | 1,167 | 1,134 | 1,113 | 1,134 | 1,185 | 1,208 | 1,120 | 1,027 | 1,128 | 1,145 | 1,127 | 1,159 | 1,119 | 1,061 | 1,091 | 1,145 | 1,120 | 1,151 | 1,164 | 1,092 | 1,057 | 1,167 | 1,146 | 1,148 | 1,096 | 1,037 | 1,052 | |
| Clothing and accessories5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Men's suits | 327 | 415 | 515 | 646 | 1,093 | 607 | 542 | 689 | 660 | 447 | 285 | 304 | 402 | 471 | 561 | 696 | 1,011 | 657 | 679 | 629 | 612 | 477 | 404 | 330 | 359 | 480 | 547 | 655 | 1,208 | 674 | 562 | 561 | 626 | 524 | 391 | 373 | 415 | |
| Women's suits and dresses | 435 | 517 | 526 | 571 | 978 | 608 | 531 | 489 | 550 | 535 | 422 | 414 | 475 | 466 | 480 | 551 | 915 | 765 | 537 | 492 | 562 | 449 | 468 | 424 | 458 | 489 | 542 | 670 | 905 | 744 | 659 | 551 | 599 | 621 | 489 | 581 | 557 | |
| Kimono | 136 | 83 | 185 | 192 | 186 | 267 | 207 | 175 | 130 | 221 | 213 | 138 | 141 | 154 | 102 | 161 | 196 | 158 | 285 | 177 | 164 | 143 | 167 | 231 | 240 | 181 | 211 | 190 | 245 | 203 | 171 | 313 | 318 | 269 | 263 | 288 | 310 | |
| Wristwatches | 278 | 328 | 319 | 257 | 230 | 146 | 477 | 351 | 353 | 286 | 229 | 249 | 352 | 184 | 206 | 186 | 279 | 205 | 403 | 293 | 429 | 226 | 463 | 212 | 345 | 399 | 246 | 234 | 417 | 325 | 372 | 410 | 381 | 342 | 241 | 295 | 234 | |
| Jewelry and accessories | 401 | 360 | 382 | 389 | 343 | 559 | 565 | 757 | 511 | 478 | 445 | 523 | 589 | 344 | 479 | 422 | 343 | 430 | 522 | 873 | 369 | 409 | 399 | 522 | 453 | 399 | 419 | 476 | 501 | 481 | 588 | 690 | 521 | 543 | 553 | 442 | 431 | |
| Medical care2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hospital charges for childbirth | 236 | 254 | 119 | 319 | 548 | 109 | 356 | 306 | 240 | 115 | 299 | 178 | 228 | 213 | 246 | 269 | 165 | 214 | 120 | 316 | 422 | 237 | 241 | 450 | 207 | 203 | 522 | 288 | 314 | 188 | 243 | 182 | 112 | 248 | 283 | 221 | 275 | |
| Hospital charges other than childbirth | 2,318 | 2,370 | 2,098 | 2,070 | 2,148 | 1,942 | 2,043 | 2,033 | 2,164 | 2,123 | 2,099 | 1,987 | 2,186 | 1,928 | 1,865 | 1,836 | 1,861 | 1,910 | 2,094 | 2,169 | 1,951 | 1,906 | 1,805 | 2,094 | 2,048 | 1,775 | 1,949 | 1,866 | 1,858 | 1,872 | 1,579 | 1,921 | 1,893 | 1,919 | 1,864 | 2,152 | 1,931 | |
| Furniture8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chests of drawers | 77 | 117 | 91 | 88 | 110 | 86 | 88 | 84 | 82 | 50 | 73 | 55 | 67 | 60 | 72 | 119 | 105 | 92 | 136 | 104 | 110 | 70 | 80 | 71 | 75 | 69 | 91 | 121 | 119 | 118 | 122 | 123 | 108 | 83 | 82 | 79 | 79 | |
| Beds | 248 | 270 | 182 | 315 | 301 | 239 | 281 | 316 | 230 | 301 | 243 | 189 | 224 | 315 | 263 | 295 | 389 | 272 | 254 | 258 | 212 | 271 | 238 | 271 | 228 | 230 | 263 | 361 | 483 | 307 | 260 | 214 | 355 | 399 | 234 | 194 | 295 | |
| Futons | 319 | 303 | 197 | 163 | 297 | 297 | 428 | 550 | 632 | 379 | 260 | 239 | 267 | 245 | 244 | 217 | 272 | 305 | 289 | 556 | 541 | 350 | 204 | 235 | 262 | 251 | 258 | 302 | 298 | 254 | 356 | 564 | 484 | 517 | 238 | 246 | 353 | |
| Desks and chairs (office and study) | 125 | 92 | 212 | 192 | 208 | 164 | 116 | 146 | 189 | 127 | 100 | 131 | 96 | 145 | 130 | 183 | 236 | 135 | 106 | 202 | 138 | 146 | 124 | 120 | 98 | 162 | 162 | 167 | 256 | 216 | 164 | 143 | 143 | 96 | 133 | 102 | 127 | |
| Cupboards | 89 | 89 | 82 | 52 | 124 | 73 | 97 | 76 | 149 | 77 | 60 | 61 | 70 | 83 | 95 | 77 | 82 | 83 | 115 | 131 | 96 | 102 | 68 | 81 | 51 | 99 | 47 | 73 | 91 | 142 | 70 | 116 | 107 | 57 | 81 | 89 | 60 | |
| Dining sets | 83 | 147 | 153 | 175 | 105 | 117 | 136 | 172 | 223 | 146 | 147 | 186 | 138 | 127 | 176 | 171 | 117 | 148 | 191 | 155 | 196 | 131 | 131 | 141 | 92 | 153 | 79 | 182 | 207 | 197 | 178 | 191 | 168 | 198 | 82 | 125 | 108 | |
| Sofa sets | 147 | 202 | 166 | 145 | 170 | 133 | 235 | 171 | 207 | 332 | 244 | 228 | 155 | 207 | 162 | 177 | 283 | 149 | 223 | 226 | 192 | 165 | 270 | 163 | 141 | 182 | 188 | 220 | 188 | 230 | 174 | 259 | 154 | 192 | 260 | 150 | 224 | |
| Musical instruments | 239 | 226 | 253 | 270 | 241 | 112 | 174 | 148 | 158 | 133 | 124 | 213 | 217 | 233 | 196 | 329 | 241 | 160 | 149 | 206 | 175 | 117 | 148 | 308 | 219 | 177 | 198 | 153 | 201 | 165 | 146 | 139 | 231 | 154 | 157 | 187 | 125 | |
| Household appliances and electronics10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Refrigerators | 1,010 | 745 | 621 | 600 | 808 | 554 | 617 | 586 | 646 | 469 | 880 | 1,021 | 947 | 712 | 630 | 428 | 885 | 569 | 667 | 799 | 715 | 746 | 982 | 1,088 | 1,187 | 830 | 550 | 619 | 892 | 644 | 859 | 816 | 623 | 554 | 1,069 | 1,269 | 1,277 | |
| Vacuum cleaners | 313 | 289 | 275 | 334 | 342 | 279 | 373 | 470 | 382 | 310 | 376 | 382 | 394 | 274 | 258 | 305 | 367 | 284 | 373 | 540 | 371 | 299 | 290 | 342 | 376 | 286 | 249 | 288 | 424 | 276 | 373 | 447 | 375 | 343 | 351 | 349 | 319 | |
| Washing machines | 785 | 799 | 753 | 709 | 878 | 739 | 751 | 896 | 729 | 492 | 768 | 808 | 766 | 835 | 717 | 553 | 881 | 679 | 776 | 934 | 670 | 568 | 672 | 869 | 725 | 663 | 633 | 539 | 941 | 667 | 684 | 751 | 677 | 675 | 780 | 758 | 987 | |
| Air conditioners | 4,880 | 4,382 | 4,842 | 2,897 | 1,651 | 1,125 | 1,173 | 1,135 | 1,217 | 999 | 1,887 | 2,500 | 4,019 | 3,834 | 2,300 | 1,611 | 1,193 | 815 | 826 | 1,399 | 1,101 | 853 | 1,485 | 2,980 | 4,075 | 3,293 | 2,396 | 1,470 | 1,075 | 608 | 851 | 1,054 | 1,002 | 897 | 1,862 | 2,795 | 4,157 | |
| Personal computers (including tablets) | 715 | 781 | 900 | 1,268 | 2,814 | 1,169 | 1,494 | 1,594 | 1,237 | 1,639 | 1,936 | 1,356 | 1,080 | 1,012 | 1,058 | 1,712 | 2,758 | 1,469 | 1,436 | 1,175 | 1,001 | 820 | 835 | 700 | 1,117 | 878 | 962 | 1,187 | 2,266 | 1,238 | 1,275 | 1,091 | 883 | 878 | 746 | 814 | 907 | |
| Television sets | 660 | 745 | 606 | 541 | 746 | 735 | 762 | 817 | 687 | 652 | 655 | 628 | 822 | 639 | 531 | 585 | 750 | 630 | 760 | 1,123 | 850 | 587 | 827 | 639 | 878 | 676 | 579 | 526 | 799 | 615 | 694 | 951 | 847 | 594 | 764 | 748 | 850 | |
| Video recorders | 117 | 77 | 103 | 66 | 89 | 97 | 116 | 165 | 88 | 80 | 76 | 101 | 77 | 86 | 97 | 94 | 112 | 123 | 135 | 159 | 155 | 85 | 101 | 130 | 119 | 146 | 68 | 84 | 112 | 136 | 175 | 186 | 156 | 112 | 78 | 104 | 145 | |
| Game consoles (excluding software) | 104 | 172 | 313 | 105 | 216 | 203 | 302 | 717 | 421 | 397 | 223 | 458 | 335 | 685 | 181 | 45 | 77 | 76 | 115 | 203 | 86 | 44 | 98 | 73 | 67 | 59 | 57 | 47 | 69 | 75 | 109 | 252 | 160 | 93 | 70 | 56 | 78 | |
| Cameras | 169 | 133 | 126 | 94 | 106 | 108 | 89 | 151 | 169 | 144 | 173 | 165 | 127 | 135 | 139 | 135 | 90 | 153 | 164 | 183 | 118 | 213 | 124 | 115 | 114 | 207 | 108 | 123 | 117 | 98 | 158 | 119 | 99 | 145 | 177 | 130 | 125 | |
| Video cameras | 19 | 23 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 11 | 9 | 26 | 44 | 23 | 30 | 34 | 18 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 19 | 24 | 35 | 16 | 18 | 43 | 42 | 6 | 33 | 29 | 34 | 7 | 30 | 37 | 25 | 30 | 33 | 26 | 15 | 16 | 38 | |
| Housing3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Home equipment, construction and repairs | 7,979 | 9,063 | 8,048 | 8,186 | 7,328 | 4,975 | 5,991 | 9,102 | 6,879 | 8,389 | 9,231 | 9,137 | 8,297 | 7,336 | 6,701 | 6,451 | 6,922 | 5,676 | 4,405 | 8,487 | 8,190 | 7,755 | 7,420 | 7,987 | 8,715 | 10,255 | 8,886 | 6,605 | 7,519 | 5,426 | 5,040 | 9,388 | 8,299 | 7,631 | 7,371 | 7,010 | 8,478 | |
| Plumbing work | 2,693 | 2,304 | 2,041 | 2,205 | 2,266 | 2,663 | 2,565 | 3,231 | 2,236 | 2,833 | 2,128 | 2,324 | 2,849 | 2,455 | 1,984 | 2,583 | 2,480 | 2,351 | 1,591 | 2,842 | 2,730 | 2,185 | 2,401 | 2,410 | 2,373 | 2,271 | 2,030 | 2,248 | 2,365 | 1,823 | 1,876 | 2,549 | 2,152 | 2,918 | 2,174 | 2,477 | 1,963 | |
| Garden and tree care | 558 | 572 | 477 | 400 | 406 | 259 | 393 | 913 | 688 | 609 | 366 | 361 | 564 | 485 | 393 | 403 | 367 | 286 | 309 | 772 | 680 | 472 | 418 | 320 | 498 | 576 | 489 | 460 | 378 | 256 | 400 | 740 | 651 | 563 | 420 | 421 | 512 | |
| Vehicles6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Automobiles (new) | 18,029 | 13,408 | 13,003 | 19,062 | 18,689 | 15,951 | 13,388 | 13,571 | 11,080 | 13,014 | 15,677 | 15,780 | 15,086 | 12,093 | 12,850 | 13,420 | 17,517 | 13,841 | 13,782 | 13,159 | 13,621 | 14,557 | 14,415 | 11,967 | 13,891 | 14,267 | 10,462 | 12,971 | 17,543 | 12,645 | 11,252 | 13,017 | 14,729 | 15,177 | 12,326 | 10,821 | 14,190 | |
| Automobiles (used) | 6,875 | 5,614 | 5,610 | 5,526 | 7,001 | 3,925 | 4,153 | 5,236 | 3,467 | 4,530 | 5,890 | 3,545 | 4,983 | 4,520 | 5,003 | 4,599 | 3,948 | 4,558 | 4,533 | 4,260 | 4,330 | 4,671 | 5,390 | 4,807 | 5,055 | 3,974 | 3,912 | 5,325 | 5,050 | 5,105 | 4,104 | 4,085 | 3,791 | 4,083 | 3,869 | 4,394 | 6,187 | |
| Compulsory automobile insurance | 627 | 683 | 704 | 648 | 721 | 655 | 551 | 574 | 549 | 512 | 563 | 554 | 589 | 605 | 718 | 572 | 713 | 607 | 603 | 485 | 532 | 569 | 595 | 515 | 541 | 610 | 656 | 546 | 697 | 624 | 505 | 507 | 530 | 552 | 591 | 481 | 612 | |
| Voluntary automobile insurance | 3,454 | 3,885 | 4,212 | 4,317 | 3,881 | 3,434 | 3,322 | 3,220 | 3,209 | 3,250 | 2,966 | 3,269 | 3,225 | 3,513 | 4,161 | 4,157 | 3,857 | 3,169 | 3,008 | 3,071 | 2,879 | 3,192 | 3,060 | 3,093 | 3,072 | 3,397 | 3,933 | 3,792 | 3,751 | 3,068 | 2,882 | 2,847 | 2,738 | 2,673 | 2,760 | 2,729 | 3,005 | |
| Motorcycles and other motor vehicles | 384 | 284 | 292 | 470 | 348 | 318 | 130 | 259 | 183 | 122 | 266 | 272 | 340 | 291 | 469 | 464 | 374 | 186 | 188 | 87 | 263 | 334 | 359 | 370 | 527 | 186 | 210 | 255 | 232 | 466 | 354 | 198 | 284 | 256 | 290 | 487 | 373 | |
| Vehicle maintenance | 4,327 | 4,037 | 3,921 | 4,065 | 4,478 | 3,972 | 3,664 | 4,031 | 4,384 | 3,849 | 3,756 | 3,594 | 3,839 | 4,167 | 4,011 | 3,699 | 4,695 | 3,955 | 3,691 | 3,420 | 3,879 | 3,737 | 3,618 | 3,359 | 3,561 | 3,853 | 3,544 | 3,247 | 4,234 | 3,591 | 3,308 | 3,367 | 3,412 | 3,574 | 3,548 | 3,222 | 3,377 | |
| Other4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weddings and receptions | 507 | 306 | 195 | 213 | 247 | 366 | 491 | 601 | 861 | 922 | 252 | 321 | 464 | 448 | 775 | 553 | 454 | 423 | 480 | 274 | 601 | 902 | 735 | 501 | 303 | 691 | 1,112 | 237 | 288 | 673 | 255 | 581 | 833 | 895 | 870 | 705 | 602 | |
| Funerals and memorial services | 2,676 | 2,917 | 3,013 | 2,882 | 2,007 | 2,429 | 3,405 | 2,510 | 3,043 | 2,237 | 2,825 | 2,404 | 2,078 | 2,432 | 2,034 | 2,788 | 3,251 | 2,915 | 3,617 | 3,123 | 3,016 | 2,993 | 2,827 | 1,851 | 2,142 | 2,264 | 2,547 | 2,583 | 2,717 | 3,236 | 2,514 | 2,959 | 3,250 | 3,200 | 2,407 | 2,459 | 2,512 | |
| Religious expenses | 823 | 804 | 1,337 | 867 | 1,474 | 857 | 1,369 | 1,379 | 1,077 | 1,254 | 1,044 | 1,461 | 1,022 | 935 | 1,321 | 1,261 | 1,260 | 641 | 956 | 1,833 | 888 | 1,088 | 967 | 1,000 | 1,338 | 1,232 | 1,084 | 961 | 947 | 887 | 944 | 1,366 | 1,272 | 1,112 | 824 | 1,726 | 959 | |
| Remittances to family members | 2,084 | 1,935 | 1,946 | 2,214 | 2,240 | 1,911 | 2,239 | 2,229 | 2,092 | 2,164 | 2,057 | 2,209 | 2,144 | 2,054 | 2,126 | 2,585 | 2,397 | 2,258 | 2,296 | 2,335 | 2,098 | 2,446 | 2,325 | 2,746 | 2,400 | 2,630 | 2,480 | 2,630 | 3,018 | 2,486 | 2,584 | 2,686 | 2,365 | 2,220 | 2,448 | 2,009 | 2,133 |
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Total of 50 items stood at 101,671 in Jul 2026. That is +6.5% from Jun 2026 and +4.1% from a year earlier. The series on this page is monthly and runs from Jan 2017 to Jul 2026.
- Latest
- 101,671
- Jul 2026
- vs previous period
- +6.5%
- Jun 2026
- vs a year earlier
- +4.1%
About this data
Monthly household spending on 50 infrequent or high-value items: mobile phones, airfares, package tours, tuition, clothing, hospital charges, furniture, appliances, home repairs, new and used cars, insurance, weddings, funerals and remittances, from January 2015 (total of 50 items from 2017). Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications Survey of Household Economy, which supplements the Family Income and Expenditure Survey with about 30,000 households to capture infrequent large purchases and online shopping. Households of two or more persons, yen per household per month.