Japan Wages & Household Spending (Jul. 2021)

Wage growth recovered in July and it should strengthen further over the coming months as the labour market tightens and vaccines fuel a further recovery in overtime pay. Meanwhile, the drop in household spending in July supports our view that consumer spending will fall across Q3.

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