Japan household spending rises 2.3% in Sept.

Japan's household spending in September increased a real 2.3 percent compared with a year earlier, the government said Tuesday.

Households of two or more people spent an average of 280,999 yen ($1,900), the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications said.

The data is a key indicator of private consumption, which accounts for more than half of Japan's gross domestic product.

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