April 27th, 2004
Economic and Social Research Institute,Cabinet Office
This survey was carried out on March 1, 2004, and covered 1300 one-person households nationwide.
(Table) The development of the consumer confidence index (seasonally adjusted)
| 2003 | 2004 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar. | Jun. | Sep. | Dec. | Mar. | |
| Overall livelihood |
41.7 ( 0.2) |
40.8 ( -0.9) |
42.6 ( 1.8) |
44.5 ( 1.9) |
45.3 ( 0.8) |
| Income growth |
39.8 ( -0.7) |
40.2 ( 0.4) |
41.0 ( 0.8) |
42.9 ( 1.9) |
43.0 ( 0.1) |
| Prices |
45.1 ( -1.8) |
43.9 ( -1.2) |
42.3 ( -1.6) |
43.1 ( 0.8) |
42.2 ( -0.9) |
| Employment |
29.6 ( 0.5) |
28.3 ( -1.3) |
34.5 ( 6.2) |
39.5 ( 5.0) |
42.0 ( 2.5) |
| Willingness to buy Durable goods |
46.0 ( -0.9) |
46.7 ( 0.7) |
47.2 ( 0.5) |
48.9 ( 1.7) |
50.0 ( 1.1) |
| Consumer Confidence Index |
40.3 ( -0.6) |
40.1 ( -0.2) |
41.5 ( 1.4) |
43.6 ( 2.1) |
44.3 ( 0.7) |
(Note) The figures in the parentheses are the gap compared with the last survey .