Measure for Measure -- Consumer Confidence Index
J@pan Inc’s hard information on selected economic sectors and industries.
Labor and Wages
Total value of Japan’s household assets as of December 31, 2007: ¥1.545 quadrillion
Percentage decline from a year earlier: -0.6%
Last year in which the value of household assets declined: 2002
Average income at workers’ households in February 2008: ¥476,282
Change from a year earlier: -0.1%
Amount the average household spent on utilities in February 2008: ¥30,165
Increase from February 2007: 9.7%
Price increase for nonperishable food items in February 2008: +1.2%
Price increase for instant noodles, spaghetti and mayonnaise: 17%, 13.2% and 10%
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