-- 根據日本政府週五公佈的調查數據，4月日本消費者信心減弱，但對物價上漲的預期略有上升。 經季節性調整後的消費者信心指數較上月下降1.1點至32.2。調查於4月15日進行，訪問了8,400戶家庭，回覆率為75.5%。 在主要組成部分中，生活水準指數下降1.5點至28.2，耐久財購買意願下降2.8點至23.2。就業前景指數下滑0.2點至37.4，營收成長預期維持39.8不變。 物價預期有所增強，93.6%的受訪者預期未來一年物價將上漲，較上月上升0.5個百分點。 預期價格不變的受訪者佔 2.3%，下降 0.4 個百分點；預期價格下跌的受訪者佔 2.3%，下降 0.2 個百分點。
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