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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.
Cacao Prices Have Fallen Back by Half, Yet | Reading Chocolate Prices Through International Statistics
The international price of cacao, which exceeded 11,000 dollars per ton at the end of 2024, was about 5,800 dollars by the end of October 2025. Even so, Japan’s chocolate prices rose 35.7% on average in 2025. We read that gap through figures from the International Cocoa Organization and the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications.
Cacao Prices Have Fallen Back by Half, Yet | Reading Chocolate Prices Through International Statistics
The international price of cacao, which exceeded 11,000 dollars per ton at the end of 2024, was about 5,800 dollars by the end of October 2025. Even so, Japan’s chocolate prices rose 35.7% on average in 2025. We read that gap through figures from the International Cocoa Organization and the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications.