２３年度消費支出、３．２％減　物価高響き、３年ぶりマイナス―総務省

　総務省が１０日発表した家計調査によると、２０２３年度平均の１世帯（２人以上）当たりの消費支出は月２９万４１１６円となり、物価変動の影響を除いた実質で前年度比３．２％減少した。前年度を下回ったのは３年ぶり。物価高が影響し、食料や光熱・水道など全１０項目が落ち込んだ。
　支出はコロナ禍前の１９年度（２９万１２３５円）に比べ増加したが、物価高を考慮すると「コロナ禍前の水準には戻っていない」（総務省）という。項目別では食料が１．９％減。家計の支出に占める食費の割合を示すエンゲル係数は上昇傾向にある。食料価格の上昇率は全体に比べ若干高いために影響を強く受けている。光熱・水道は３．７％減、住居は６．９％減だった。（2024/05/10-11:54）

Japanese household spending in fiscal 2023, which ended in March, dropped 3.2 pct from the previous year in price-adjusted real terms, the first fall in three years, according to data released by the internal affairs ministry Friday.
   The average monthly consumption expenditures at households comprising two or more members stood at 294,116 yen.
   Spending fell in all 10 categories, including food and utilities, affected by higher prices.
   While overall spending grew when compared with the average of 291,235 yen in fiscal 2019, before the COVID-19 pandemic, a ministry official said that "consumption expenditures have not returned to pre-pandemic levels" if inflation is taken into consideration.
   Spending on food sagged 1.9 pct. The Engel's coefficient, which indicates the share of food costs in household expenditures, has been on the rise, as food prices have been increasing at a slightly faster pace than prices of other items.