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Major factors influencing consumer purchasing decisions in Japan 2018

Leading factors consumers take into account when making spending decisions in Japan as of March 2018

The data describes leading factors influencing consumer spending decisions in Japan as of March 2018. Most respondents, almost 57 percent, made their purchasing decisions based on an increase or decrease in their household's income. According to 14.3% of respondents, their spending decisions depended on the progress of their loan repayments.

An increase or decrease in my household's income 56.9
Future development in prices 46.5
An increase in leisure time and holidays 23.8
Whether there are appealing goods and services 19.4
An increase or decrease in the value of my household's assets (savings, stocks, real estate) 16.8
Progress in loan repayments 14.3
Other 6.3