９月家計支出、１０．２％減　コロナ禍、駆け込み反動も―総務省

　総務省が６日発表した９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２６万９８６３円となり、物価変動の影響を除いた実質で前年同月比１０．２％減少した。マイナスは１２カ月連続。引き続き新型コロナウイルスの感染拡大が響いたほか、昨年１０月の消費税増税前の駆け込み需要の反動もあり、前月（６．９％減）より下げ幅が拡大した。
　総務省は「（消費には）持ち直しの動きも見られるが、コロナの影響は続いており今後の動向に注意が必要だ」と指摘した。（2020/11/06-12:06）

Consumption spending by households in Japan in September plunged 10.2 pct from a year before in price-adjusted real terms, due chiefly to the fallout from the novel coronavirus crisis, government data showed Friday.
   The pace of drop accelerated from the 6.9 pct in August, also after spending surged a year before ahead of the consumption tax increase in October 2019, according to the internal affairs ministry data.
   September marked the 12th straight month of a year-on-year fall. Spending by households comprising two or more members averaged 269,863 yen in the latest reporting month.
   "Although there are signs of a recovery in household spending, a close watch is needed for future developments amid the continued impact of the coronavirus epidemic," a ministry official said.
   In September, spending on package tours dived 61.4 pct, and that on accommodations plunged 25.7 pct. Spending on the sectors remained weak as people refrained from going out amid the coronavirus crisis although the size of decline shrank from the 87.3 pct and the 47.1 pct, respectively, from the previous month thanks partly to the government's Go To Travel tourism promotion campaign.