Japan's March household spending posts biggest monthly rise in 18 months

TOKYO: Japan's household spending posted its biggest monthly gain in 18 months in March, data showed on Tuesday, as consumer demand rebounded strongly from the heavy blow it took from the worsening impact of the coronavirus pandemic last year.

But an extension of new state of emergency restrictions and slow vaccine roll-outs are clouding the outlook for the world's third-largest economy, and was likely to keep spending under pressure.Household spending surged 6.2 per cent in March from a year earlier, after a 6.6 per cent decline in February, government data showed, and was stronger than a median market forecast for a 1.5 per cent gain in a Reuters poll.

The month-on-month figures were also positive, posting a 7.2 per cent rise compared with a forecast of a 2.1 per cent gain."The number of infections increased rapidly in April, so there will likely be a decline again," said Takeshi Minami, chief economist at Norinchukin Research Institute.Demand for travel services rebounded strongly compared to a year earlier, but remained at a relatively low level, the data showed, as COVID-19 continued to weigh.

The data was unlikely to dispel worries that Japan's economic recovery lags that of other major economies after the government last week expanded emergency curbs to halt the latest rise in COVID-19 infections. The Japanese government has already deployed huge monetary and fiscal stimulus to help the economy withstand a blow to global trade from the health crisis, and the heavy toll it has taken on consumer sentiment which has hurt services spending.

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