Up to 24% of meals in the household demand rises, May household survey

Published 2020년 7월 8일

Tridge summary

The latest household budget survey released by Japan's Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications has shown a significant shift in eating habits due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The ratio of household meals to consumption expenditure has reached a record high of 24.3%, the highest since 2000, as people have been eating out less and cooking more at home to save money. Total expenditure for May decreased by 16.2%, with a 59.9% drop in eating out, while in-house meal expenses increased by 16.6%. There was also a noticeable increase in the sales of fresh meat, pork, chicken, and fresh vegetables, with demand for home-made pickles and an increase in the consumption of main cooked foods like frozen fried rice and noodles.

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Original content

In a May household budget survey (households with two or more persons) released by the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications in May, the ratio of household meals (meal meals) to consumption expenditure was 24.3%, the highest ever since 2000, when comparisons were possible. Coronary virus erosion continued to significantly reduce eating out due to widespread self-exclusions and holidays.In addition to nest nest demand, there is an increasing need for home-cooking to save consumers or reduce spending. After deducting the “cooked food” that represents a prepared meal from the amount spent on eating out, an independent calculation was made of the percentage of the total consumption expenditure. The total expenditure for May decreased by 16.2% in May while the government emergency declaration was issued. The amount of decrease was 257,017 yen, which is the highest ever, and the food expenditure decreased by 5.4% to 78,272 yen from the same month of the previous year, and the ...

Source: 日本農業新聞