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A Table Where Food Takes 28.6% of Spending | Reading the 2025 Family Income and Expenditure Survey

According to the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications’ Family Income and Expenditure Survey, food spending by households of two or more people in 2025 was 94,895 yen per month, up 5.5% in nominal terms and down 1.2% in real terms. Price increases for rice and chocolate pushed cereals and confectionery down in real terms, while dining out rose 1.8% in real terms. We look at the table in a year of rising prices through the numbers.

A Table Where Food Takes 28.6% of Spending | Reading the 2025 Family Income and Expenditure Survey

According to the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications’ Family Income and Expenditure Survey, food spending by households of two or more people in 2025 was 94,895 yen per month, up 5.5% in nominal terms and down 1.2% in real terms. Price increases for rice and chocolate pushed cereals and confectionery down in real terms, while dining out rose 1.8% in real terms. We look at the table in a year of rising prices through the numbers.