Japan data - March Household Spending +1.2% m/m (expected -0.3%)

Japan Overall Household Spending for March 2024

+1.2% m/m for a nice beat

• expected -0.3%, prior +1.4%

-1.2% y/y, also for a beat but down for a 13th straight month

• expected -2.4% and prior -0.5%