AI Data Insight
According to DataTrack data, the average consumption expenditure of worker households in Japan in Q2 2026 was 364,781 yen, a decrease of approximately 2.7% from 374,892 yen in Q1. Although nominal figures shrank in the short term, benefiting from four consecutive months of real wage growth, the decline in nationwide real consumption has narrowed significantly to a better-than-expected 0.5%, supporting the Bank of Japan in continuing to push for interest rate normalization.