１０月消費支出、３．０％減　６カ月ぶりマイナス、車など購入減―総務省

総務省が５日発表した１０月の家計調査によると、１世帯当たりの消費支出は３０万６８７２円となり、物価変動の影響を除いた実質で前年同月比３．０％減少した。 Household spending in Japan in October fell 3.0percentagefrom a year before in inflation-adjusted real terms, the first drop in six months, reflecting sluggish expenditures on mobile phone services and automobiles, the internal affairs ministry said Friday.