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Japan: Family Income and Expenditure Survey
The following Family Income
and Expenditure Suvey was posted at http://www.stat.go.jp/156.htm
on March 3, 2000, during the high of the supposed "Asian economic crisis" which has dominated our air waves--the
"crisis" during which one Japanese bank, Sumitomo, grew by more than $400
billion.
According to this official
publication by the Japanese government, at a rate of exchange of the yen at 110 per US
dollar, the average Japanese working household had an income of $9,819 that month, paid
taxes of $977 or 9.9% of that income, had disposable income of $8,841 or 90.5% of that
income, had a living expenditure of $3,802 or 38.7% of that income, and had personal
savings of $5,039 or 51.3% of that income.
Total housing expenditure was
25,208 yen, or $229 dollars, including maintenance, gardening, repairs, and obviously very
little interest, indicating that their mortgage debt is low or non-existent. Their monthly
expenditure for food of $852, for utilities of $200, for furniture of $148, for clothing
of $195, and for recreation of $361, is consistent with that in the US.
Not including government
expenditures, their personal medical expenditure of $114 and their personal education
expenditure of $96 per month are much lower than ours. Our total medical
expenditures have doubled to 14% of GDP in the last three decades, to an average of $1,050
per month per US household, and our education expenditure is now 8% of GDP, or $600 per
month per household, for a total of $1,650 per household. This is $463 per month
more than the Japanese spend for health care, education, and total taxes, combined (and
the Japanese taxes include social security payments).
| |
yen |
dollars |
% |
| Average monthly household income |
1,080,114 |
$9,819 |
100% |
Taxes
|
107,542 |
977 |
9.9% |
| Disposable income |
972,572 |
8,841 |
90.5% |
Living expenditure
|
418,221 |
3,802 |
38.7% |
Food
|
93,759 |
852 |
8.7% |
Housing
|
25,208 |
229 |
2.3% |
Utilities
|
22,041 |
200 |
2.0% |
Furniture
|
16,293 |
148 |
1.5% |
Clothing
|
21,428 |
195 |
2.0% |
Medical
|
12,532 |
114 |
1.2% |
Transportation
|
37,635 |
342 |
3.5% |
Education
|
10,516 |
96 |
1.0% |
Recreation
|
39,701 |
361 |
3.7% |
Other
|
106,528 |
968 |
9.9% |
| Personal savings |
554,351 |
5,039 |
51.3% |
Family Income and Expenditure Survey
December 1999
8 February 2000
Summary of December Survey Results
(1) Expenditure for All Households
The average monthly living expenditure
per household for December 1999 was
385,640 yen, down 5.2% in nominal and 4.0% in real terms from the
previous year.
(2) Income and Expenditure for Workers' Households
The average monthly income per household
stood at 1,080,114 yen, down 7.3%
in nominal and 6.1% in real terms from the previous year.
Living expenditure was 418,221 yen, down
5.9% in nominal and 4.7% in real
terms from the previous year.
Statistical Tables
`Year and Month`
 Table 1
Major Figures on Family Budget - All Japan (All Households ¥ Workers' Households ¥ Other
Households)
Table 2 Average of Monthly Receipts and
Disbursements per Household - All Japan (All Households ¥ Workers' Households)
Table 3 Average of Monthly Receipts and
Disbursements per Household in 1999 - All Japan (All Households ¥ Workers' Households)
Appendix Table 1 Seasonally Adjusted Series of Key
Items - All Japan (All Households ¥ Workers' Households)
Appendix Table 2 Index of Living Expenditure Level
- All Japan (All Households ¥ Workers' Households)
Appendix Table 3 Index of Living Expenditure Level
(Seasonally Adjusted Series) - All Japan (All Households ¥ Workers' Households)
`Harf and Quarter`
Table 1
Major Figures on Family Budget - All Japan (All Households ¥ Workers' Households ¥ Other
Households)
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