Monthly Consumer Confidence Survey Summary

April 12, 2004
Economic and Social Research Institute,Cabinet Office

Explanation of Monthly Consumer Confidence Survey   

   This survey was carried out on March 15, 2004, and covered 435 households Tokyo prefecture (except for single-person households).

Development of the consumer confidence index

(Table) The development of the monthly consumer confidence index (original series)

2003
Jun.
  
Jul.
  
Aug.
  
Sep.
  
Oct.
  
Nov.
  
Dec.
2004
Jan.
  
Feb.
  
Mar.
Overall livelihood
40.7
(-2.6)
42.5
(-1.8)
44.2
(-0.4)
43.9
(1.1)
45.5
(3.7)
45.6
(2.6)
43.5
(3.8)
44.6
(4.5)
44.9
(4.2)
46.3
(6.6)
Income growth
40.0
(-1.3)
41.0
(-2.2)
43.2
(1.1)
42.8
(2.2)
44.1
(2.5)
43.4
(1.7)
40.8
(3.0)
43.4
(3.7)
43.7
(3.4)
44.8
(5.7)
Prices
44.4
(-3.8)
44.7
(-5.6)
44.5
(-6.3)
42.5
(-7.3)
43.6
(-5.4)
44.5
(-5.7)
42.5
(-6.8)
44.7
(-3.9)
41.1
(-6.9)
42.5
(-0.6)
Employment
32.6
(-3.4)
37.0
(0.8)
40.4
(4.6)
39.8
(5.9)
43.7
(13.2)
43.4
(12.5)
40.0
(11.9)
41.3
(11.7)
44.2
(13.7)
45.4
(16.7)
Willingness to buy
Durable goods
45.1
(-1.3)
44.2
(-3.4)
46.4
(-0.6)
47.0
(0.9)
48.1
(3.1)
47.4
(2.1)
47.7
(2.2)
47.5
(4.5)
48.1
(6.0)
50.2
(6.8)
Consumer Confidence Index(Tokyo)
40.6
(-2.5)
41.9
(-2.4)
43.7
(-0.4)
43.2
(0.6)
45.0
(3.4)
44.9
(2.7)
42.9
(2.8)
44.3
(4.1)
44.4
(4.1)
45.8
(7.0)
Reference,Consumer Confidence Index(nationwide)
37.3
(1.2)
-
( - )
-
( - )
40.0
(2.7)
-
( - )
-
( - )
40.5
(0.5)
-
( - )
-
( - )
-
( - )

(Note) Tokyo is original numerical value.The figures in the parentheses are the gap compared with the same month of the previous year.
      The whole country is seasonally adJustment and system.The figures in the parentheses are the gap compared with the last survey.
      The figures on Mar.,Jun.,Sep.,and Dec. are the figures in Tokyo on the Consumer Confidence Survey.

The Development of the Monthly Consumer Confidence Index (original series) (Excel-format)