TOKYO(Reuters) - Japanese household spending dropped 1.3% in October from a year earlier, government data showed on Friday.
That compared with the median market forecast for a 2.6% decline.
On a seasonally adjusted, month-on-month basis, spending increased 2.9%, versus an estimated 0.4% uptick.
To view the data on the website of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, click here: http://www.stat.go.jp/english/data/kakei/index.html
(Reporting by Satoshi Sugiyama; Editing by Leslie Adler)
