７月家計支出、０．７％増　コロナ前に届かず―総務省

　総務省が７日発表した７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２６万７７１０円となり、物価変動の影響を除いた実質で前年同月比０．７％増加した。前年が大幅に落ち込んだ反動で２カ月ぶりのプラスを確保したが、コロナ禍前の水準には依然届いていない。（2021/09/07-11:11）

Household spending in Japan in July increased 0.7 pct from a year before in price-adjusted real terms, up for the first time in two months, in reaction to a sharp decline a year before, internal affairs ministry data showed Tuesday.
   Consumption spending by households comprising two or more members averaged 267,710 yen in the latest reporting month, but the figure was below levels before the start of the novel coronavirus pandemic.
   Expenditures on food, such as sushi and bento boxed meals, rose 1.9 pct. People bought such items to consume at home while watching the Tokyo Olympic Games on television.
   Spending on transport and telecommunications grew 14.2 pct thanks to a climb in the amount of money used to buy mobile phones and automobile-related goods.
   Meanwhile, expenditures on furniture and other household goods sank 8.4 pct after robust year-before spending on household electronics such as refrigerators and washing machines spurred by the government's 100,000-yen cash handouts per person, a measure aimed at mitigating the impact of the pandemic.