Japan June household spending falls 1.4% year on year

TOKYO (Reuters) – Japanese consumer spending fell more than expected in June, government data showed on Tuesday.

Consumer spending contracted 1.4% in June from a year earlier, worse than the median market forecast for a 0.9% decline.

On a seasonally adjusted, month-on-month basis, spending increased 0.1% versus an estimated 0.2% 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 Jacqueline Wong)