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Japan Household Spending Jumps by Double Digits in April

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By Yuko Takeo and Yoshiaki Nohara

June 3, 2021 at 11:35 PM UTC

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June 4, 2021 at 12:46 AM UTC

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Japanese household spending jumped by double-digits in April as consumers got a temporary reprieve from virus restrictions and the data got boosted by comparison with 2020’s pandemic-hit figures.