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Japan August household spending rises 2.3% year/year

TOKYO, Oct 7 (Reuters) – Japanese household spending in August rose 2.3% from a year earlier, internal affairs ministry data showed on Tuesday, slightly better than the median market forecast for a 1.2% rise. On a seasonally adjusted, month-on-month basis, spending inched up 0.6%, versus an estimated 0.1% uptick. To view the data on the website of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, click here: http://www.stat.go.jp/english/data/kakei/index.html (Reporting by Satoshi Sugiyama Editing by Chang-Ran Kim)

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