１月家計支出、６．１％減　緊急事態宣言で下げ幅拡大―総務省

　総務省が９日発表した１月の家計調査によると、１世帯（２人以上）当たりの消費支出は２６万７７６０円となり、物価変動の影響を除いた実質で前年同月比６．１％減少した。マイナスは２カ月連続。下げ幅は昨年１２月の０．６％減から拡大した。新型コロナウイルス感染拡大を受けた緊急事態宣言の再発令が響き、外食や教養娯楽などが大幅に減少した。
　総務省は今後について、「（緊急事態宣言が）なくなれば改善されてくる」と述べ、引き続き動向を注視していく考えを示した。（2021/03/09-11:29）

Household spending in Japan fell at a faster pace in January than in the previous month as the government declared a fresh state of emergency over the coronavirus pandemic for parts of the country, official data showed Tuesday.
   January's declaration led to sharp declines in expenditures tied to eating out and in cultural and amusement expenses, the internal affairs ministry said.
   Consumption spending by households with two or more members fell 6.1 pct in January from a year before to 267,760 yen on average in price-adjusted real terms, after a 0.6 pct decline in December, the ministry said.
   "The situation will improve once the state of emergency is removed," a ministry official said. The emergency is in place in Tokyo and three neighboring prefectures and in effect until March 21.
   Drinking expenditures plummeted 90.8 pct, a greater decline than the 90.3 pct drop marked in April 2020, when the country was under the first coronavirus state of emergency. Spending on dining fell 36.3 pct.