７月消費支出、７．６％減　コロナ感染増で下げ幅拡大

　総務省が８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２６万６８９７円となり、物価変動の影響を除いた実質で前年同月比７．６％減少した。マイナスは１０カ月連続。下げ幅は６月（１．２％減）から拡大した。新型コロナウイルスの新規感染者が増加に転じたことで外出自粛が広がり、消費が抑制された。
　品目別に見ると、教養娯楽は２１．０％減と引き続き大きく落ち込んだ。出入国規制でパック旅行費は９割近く減少した。また背広服は６６．６％、外食での飲酒代は５４．０％それぞれ減った。
　交通は６１．７％減。例年７月は定期券の継続購入が集中するが、５月下旬の緊急事態宣言解除後に通勤再開のため買い求める人が増え、その反動で減った。７月全体の減少幅拡大は、解除後に前倒しされた夏のセールの影響もあるという。（2020/09/08-12:09）

Consumption spending by households in Japan in July declined 7.6 pct from a year before in price-adjusted real terms, down for the 10th straight month, a government report showed Tuesday.
   The pace of decline accelerated from the 1.2 pct in June. People curbed spending as they refrained from going out due to a resurgence in novel coronavirus cases, an official of the internal affairs ministry said. Spending by households with two or more members averaged 266,897 yen, the ministry said.
   Culture- and entertainment-related expenditures plunged 21.0 pct. Spending on package tours fell nearly 90 pct, with strict border control measures remaining in place amid the pandemic. Spending was down 66.6 pct on suits and 54.0 pct on alcoholic beverages consumed during dining out.
   Spending on transportation declined 61.7 pct. In normal years, many people renew their commuter passes in July. This year, however, people rushed to do so after the full lifting of the government's state of emergency over the coronavirus in late May, leading to a drop in such spending in July, according to a ministry official.
   The decline in overall consumption spending in the latest reporting month came also after retailers moved up their summer sales following the lifting of the state of emergency.