Economics
Japanese Households Cut Spending Even Before Omicron Hit
- Drop signals unexpected fragility in a key recovery driver
- Rise in omicron cases adds another risk factor for consumption
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Japanese household spending fell in November for the first time in three months, a sign of unexpected fragility in consumption even before the omicron variant of the virus started to spread.