15:34 JST, May 13, 2026

Japan’s Engel’s coefficient in fiscal 2025 was 28.8%, the highest rate in 45 years, according to a household expenditure survey for the fiscal year released by the Internal Affairs and Communications Ministry on Tuesday.

The survey found that the average monthly consumption expenditure per household of two or more people was ¥313,702, up by 3.1% from the previous fiscal year. Of the amount, the........

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