TOKYO, April 7 (Reuters) - Japanese household spending
rose 1.6% in February from a year earlier, government data
showed on Friday, lower than a median market forecast for a 4.3%
rise.
On a seasonally adjusted, month-on-month basis, household
spending decreased 2.4%, larger than an estimated 0.4% drop.
To view the data on the website of the Ministry of Internal
Affairs and Communications, click here: (Reporting by Kantaro Komiya
Editing by Chang-Ran Kim)
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