7 October 2003, 09:31  Japan Aug overall household spending up 1.0% y/y

TOKYO, Oct 7 - Overall household spending in Japan rose 1.0 percent in August from the same month a year earlier in real terms, the government said on Tuesday. The average household spent 301,345 yen ($2,715) during the month, the Ministry of Public Management, Home Affairs, Posts and Telecommunications said. In nominal terms, overall household spending was up 0.6 percent. On a seasonally adjusted basis, spending rose by a real 4.3 percent from July.//

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