消しょう費ひ支し出しゅつ

noun

consumer spending; consumption expenditure

Economic term for household spending on goods and services. Often used in news, government statistics, and economic reports.

• 総そう務む省しょうが発はっ表ぴょうした家か計けい調ちょう査さによると、先せん月げつの消しょう費ひ支し出しゅつは前ぜん年ねん同どう月げつ比ひで2.6%増ぞう加かした。

  According to the household survey released by the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, consumer spending last month rose 2.6% from the same month a year earlier.

• 消しょう費ひ支し出しゅつの内うち訳わけを見みると、食しょく料りょう費ひが最もっとも大おおきな割わり合あいを占しめている。

  Looking at the breakdown of consumer spending, food expenses account for the largest share.