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<Links to the latest information>
Statistics on household expenditure and income
Go to “Family Income and Expenditure”, Statistics Bureau, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications

 

Statistics on household saving rate
Go to “Household Saving Rates”, OECD Economic Outlook, OECD

 

Statistics on saving
Go to “Public Opinion Survey on Household Financial Assets and Liabilities”, The Central Council for Financial Services Information (Japanese)

 

Statistics on household financial assets
Go to “Flow of Funds”, Bank of Japan

 

Statistics on annual alcohol consumption
Go to “Sake no Shiori (Handbook of Alcoholic Beverages)”, National Tax Agency (Japanese)

 

Statistics on smoking
Go to “Kitsuen ritsu” (Smoking rates) Japan Health Promotion & Fitness Foundation (Japanese)

 

 

<Other Useful Information Sources>
Monthly Consumer Confidence Survey, Cabinet Office
Food Service Industry Research Institute (Japanese)