TOKYO (Reuters) -Japanese household spending in July rose 1.4% from a year earlier, internal affairs ministry data showed on Friday, short of the median market forecast for a 2.3% rise.
On a seasonally adjusted, month-on-month basis, spending increased 1.7%, versus an estimated 1.3% rise.
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 SugiyamaEditing by Chang-Ran Kim)
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