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JAPANESE ALL HOUSEHOLD SPENDING YOY ACTUAL -3.1% (FORECAST -3.6%, PREVIOUS -3.6%) $MACRO
KINDNews
DIRECTION■ Mixed
SOURCES5
ENTITIES2
STORY SIZE5 RECORDS
FIRST SEEN2026-10-08 23:30 UTC
LAST UPDATE2026-10-09 03:18 UTC
STATEactive
01 THE MACHINE READ
WHY IT MATTERS.
Spending fell but less than forecast, a marginal positive relative to expectations though still contractionary.
Japan spending beats low bar but still shrinks
CATALYST TO WATCH
Next month's spending and wage data
MAIN RISK
Contraction still signals weak demand
FULL DISPATCH
JAPANESE ALL HOUSEHOLD SPENDING YOY ACTUAL -3.1% (FORECAST -3.6%, PREVIOUS -3.6%) $MACRO
02 THE STORY SO FAR
THE RECORD, IN ORDER.
UPDATED 5 TIMES · FIRST 2026-10-08 23:30 UTC · LAST 2026-10-09 03:16 UTC2026-10-08 23:30 UTCNewsJAPANESE ALL HOUSEHOLD SPENDING YOY ACTUAL -3.1% (FORECAST -3.6%, PREVIOUS -3.6%) $MACROCURRENT RECORD
2026-10-08 23:30 UTCNewsJapan August household spending falls 3.1% year/year: government (Poll: -3.6%)
2026-10-08 23:30 UTCNewsJAPANESE ALL HOUSEHOLD SPENDING MOM ACTUAL 0.1% (FORECAST -, PREVIOUS 0.5%) $MACRO
2026-10-08 23:30 UTCNewsJapan August household spending rises 0.1% month/month: govt (poll 0.5%)
2026-10-09 03:16 UTCNewsJapan PM vows to keep watching yen, inflation moves carefully
03 WHO'S INVOLVED
ENTITIES ON FILE.
AFFECTEDConsumer
AFFECTEDJapan
04 RECEIPTS
THE SOURCE RECORD.
1 SOURCES CONFIRMED05 PROPAGATION
WHAT THIS TOUCHES.
→CORRELATIONshares Japan, Consumer
Japan August household spending falls 3.1% year/year: government (Poll: -3.6%)2026-10-08 23:30 UTC
Japan August household spending falls 3.1% year/year: government (Poll: -3.6%)2026-10-08 23:30 UTC
→CORRELATIONshares Japan, Consumer
JAPANESE ALL HOUSEHOLD SPENDING MOM ACTUAL 0.1% (FORECAST -, PREVIOUS 0.5%) $MACRO2026-10-08 23:30 UTC
JAPANESE ALL HOUSEHOLD SPENDING MOM ACTUAL 0.1% (FORECAST -, PREVIOUS 0.5%) $MACRO2026-10-08 23:30 UTC
→CORRELATIONshares Japan, Consumer
Japan August household spending rises 0.1% month/month: govt (poll 0.5%)2026-10-08 23:30 UTC
Japan August household spending rises 0.1% month/month: govt (poll 0.5%)2026-10-08 23:30 UTC
→CORRELATIONshares Consumer
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The total bill per household since the U.S.-Iran conflict began is around $1,760, according to an analysis from Moody's Analytics as of September 11.2026-10-08 23:31 UTC
→CORRELATIONshares Consumer
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"Last Critical Piece": SpaceX Secures Spectrum Deal To Challenge Big Telecom2026-10-09 00:05 UTC
→CORRELATIONshares Consumer
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