Ⅱ Explanation of Terms

Total households Shikoku The sum of two-or-more-person households plus Tokushima-ken, Kagawa-ken, Ehime-ken, one-person households. Kochi-ken Kyushu & Okinawa Districts -ken, Saga-ken, Nagasaki-ken, Hokkaido Kumamoto-ken, Oita-ken, Miyazaki-ken, Hokkaido Kagoshima-ken, Okinawa-ken Tohoku Aomori-ken, Iwate-ken, Miyagi-ken, Akita-ken, City Groups Yamagata-ken, Fukushima-ken Cities and Ku-area of Tokyo are classified into the Kanto following four groups by the size of population based Ibaraki-ken, Tochigi-ken, Gumma-ken, on the result of 2010 Population Census Saitama-ken, Chiba-ken, Tokyo-to, Kanagawa-ken, Major cities Yamanashi-ken, Nagano-ken Designated cities under article 252-19 of the Local Hokuriku Autonomy Law and Ku-areas (ward) of Tokyo -ken, Toyama-ken, Ishikawa-ken, Fukui-ken Middle cities Tokai Cities with population of 150,000 or more Gifu-ken, Shizuoka-ken, Aichi-ken, Mie-ken (excluding Major cities) Kinki Small cities A Shiga-ken, Kyoto-fu, Osaka-fu, Hyogo-ken, Cities with population of 50,000 or more, but less Nara-ken, Wakayama-ken than 150,000 Chugoku Small cities B･Towns and villages Tottori-ken, Shimane-ken, Okayama-ken, Cities with population of less than 50,000, towns Hiroshima-ken, Yamaguchi-ken and villages

(Items Related to Information and Communication Technology)

Electronic money purchase only specific goods and services are not In this survey, the definition of electronic included in electronic money in this survey. money is currency value stored in media, like the following example. Reward cards e.g.) , ICOCA, PASMO, , WAON, In this survey, “reward cards” is the media Rakuten , WebMoney, BitCash, which process points as electronic data like QuoCard, etc. magnetic media, etc. Payment with Debit cards and Deferred Cards such as paper cards which points are payment with Credit cards, etc. are excluded added by stamp are not included in reward cards from use of electronic money. Moreover, prepaid in this survey. card such as “common bus card” that can

(Items Related to Expenditure)

[Communications, broadcasting] telegram fees, use fees for cable TV phone, Internet Mobile telephone (cell phone, PHS) charges connection fees (measured rate), ISDN connection Basic fees and connection fees for cell phones, fees (excluding FLET’S ISDN (flat rate)), etc. Personal Handy Phone Systems. Include charges for Exclude telephone installation charges, shared optional services, and prepaid cards for cell phones facilities costs, telephone transfer fees, telephone card and PHSs. charges and public telephone charges.

Telephone charges Internet connection charges Basic fees and connection fees for fixed phone lines, If subscription not covering both provider fees and fixed line usage charges, only provider fees for Exclude chairs for piano, tuning fees, metronomes Internet connection. If subscription covering both and pedestals for pieces. provider fees and fixed line usage charges, charges for ADSL, FLET'S ISDN, optical fiber, etc. [Clothing] Exclude Internet connection using cable TV line. Men’s suits Suit and formal wear for men from seventh grade of CATV licence fees (viewing and internet connection) school and upward. CATV service with the Internet connection. Exclude single items (jacket only or trousers only), overcoats, uniforms, etc. CATV licence fees (viewing only) CATV service without the Internet connection. Women’s one-piece dresses and suits Include cases in which CATV reception fees and Suit, one-piece dresses and formal dresses for digital broadcast fees are indistinguishable. women from seventh grade of school and upward. Exclude NHK broadcast viewing fee. Exclude single items (jacket only or skirt only), blouses, overcoats, maternity wear, etc. Digital satellite broadcast viewing fees Viewing fees for BS digital and CS digital Japanese clothing (for men and women) broadcasts, such as digital WOWOW, Sky PerfectTV! Japanese clothing of all kinds for seventh graders of Premium Service and Star Channel BS. school and upward, including haori half-coat, obi, Exclude NHK satellite broadcast viewing fee. yukata (summer kimono), tanzen coat, Japanese overcoat, jimbei (summer wear) and underwear for [Furniture, etc.] kimono, and also including festival wear. Chests of drawers Exclude nightwear, tabi socks and sewing charges, Any kind of chest of drawers, whether Japanese or etc. Western style, large or small, including closets for baby wear and wardrobes. Wrist watches Pocket watches, pendant watches and ring watches, Beds etc. Single bed, double bed, bunk beds, water bed and Exclude wall clocks, table clocks, repair fees, pipe bed, etc. attachments and electric batteries. Exclude beds for medical purposes and bedding. Accessories Quilts Rings, necklaces, earrings, brooches, jewels, Anything used as bedding, whether placed over or precious metals, necktie-pins and corsages, etc. under the sleeping man, or a combination of both. Exclude repair fees and processing fees. Exclude blankets, mattresses, bedding for babies and coverlet for a kotatsu. [Motor cars - related costs] Automobiles (new) Desks and chairs (for work or study) Base price covering standard equipment at the time Include desks and chairs for office or study use, of purchase plus automobile acquisition tax (less those designed for tatami mats. trade-in price if any). Exclude tables for dining or use on tatami mats, and Exclude automobile tax, automobile weight tax, piano chairs. registration fees, charges for options and other extra specifications, etc. Sideboards Sideboard, etc. (including those in dining room, Automobiles (second-hand) living room, etc.). Base price plus automobile acquisition tax (less trade-in price if any). Also include deregistered new Drawing room suites cars (shinkosha). Items mainly used for receiving guests, including Exclude automobile tax, automobile weight tax and single items (such as sofa only or table only). registration fees.

Musical instruments Automotive insurance premium (compulsion) (including parts of instruments) Premium for compulsory automobile liability Upright pianos, electric instruments(electric pianos, insurance charged at the time of purchase or periodic electronic organs and keyboards), violins, trumpets, official car inspection. harmonicas, drums, koto and syamisen, etc. Exclude premiums for voluntary insurance and non-automobile transport equipment (motorbikes, pots, props, insecticides and sterilizers. etc.). Rents for dwelling Automotive insurance premium (option) Rent for privately or publicly owned, Urban Premiums for voluntary insurance. Renaissance Agency, public corporation or issued Exclude premiums for compulsory automobile house, including rent for room and directly paid house liability insurance. or room rent for non-member of the household. Exclude joint expenses, management fees, rent for Motorized vehicles other than automobiles parking lot, contract renewal fees and remitted rent for Base price covering standard equipment at the time non-member of the household (remittances to family of purchase plus vehicle acquisition tax. Also members living out). applicable to second hand purchases. Include motorbikes, scooters, electric tricycles or quadricycles Rents for land and motorboats, etc. Rent for housing lot under lease, including rent for housing site premises, rent for private path and other Automotive maintenance and repairs land. Costs of necessary services for maintenance and Exclude rent for parking lot. repair of automobile, including repair charges and technical fees for official car inspection. [Home electric appliances, etc.] Exclude fitting or repair fees for automobile - Refrigerators related parts such as car stereos. Include other low-temperature storage containers such as freezer, rice store and wine cellar. [Housing] House-related equipping/construction/repair costs Washing machines (interior) Include dryer and spin-drier. Costs of equipment and appliances for house interiors, and of installation and repair of same, Air conditioners including fitting fees for integrated kitchen system, Include air conditioner for both cooling and heating aluminum window sashes, tatami mats and bathtub, or one for cooling only. installation fees for air conditioners, flooring, electric Exclude installation fees. power and gas facilities and telephone equipment. Exclude costs of expansion, remodeling or new Sewing machines construction of house. Include electric sewing machine and lock sewing machine, etc. House-related equipping/construction/repair costs Exclude manual sewing machine, sewing table and (exterior) accessories. Costs of equipment and appliances for house exteriors and accessories to house, including gates, Stereo phonograph sets external walls and fences, and installation and repair of Include modular stereo and mini-modular stereo. same. Include veranda, detached storeroom, garden Exclude car stereo, radio-cassette recorder with CD stones and trees, work on garage, exterior painting, (MD) function and separate components (for CD, MD and roof repair. or analog disc). Exclude costs of expansion, remodeling or new construction of house. Personal computers Desktop PC, laptop PC and tablet PC, including Water supply and drainage construction costs display unit only and keyboard only. Costs of construction, repair, maintenance and Exclude peripheral items. inspection of water supply and drainage facilities for kitchen, bathroom and toilet. Personal computer peripherals and softwares Include printer, scanner, mouse, various drives and Gardens, trees and plants tending costs software for PC. Costs of services for maintenance and management of plants and garden, including fees for tree trimming, Mobile telephones (cell phone, PHS unit prices and sprinkling of sterilizer, purchases from gardener, entry fees) gardener’s service and gardening. Include fees for change to another model. Exclude plant items such as flower seeds and bulbs, Exclude rental fees. and gardening supplies such as fertilizers, earth, plant Fax such as complete medical checkup. Exclude fixed telephone with the Internet connection function and associated items. [Others] Tuition (kindergarten-university) (public) TV Tuition (kindergarten-university) (private) TV with built-in BS or CS digital broadcast tuner Tuition and other fees payable for education at and liquid crystal TV, etc. school governed by the School Education Act (Act Exclude portable and TV only for One seg. No.26, 1947). Such schools as kindergartens, elementary schools, junior high schools, high schools Digital broadcast tuner and antenna and universities (including junior colleges, technical Tuner and antenna for reception of terrestrial, BS or colleges and graduate schools) and special schools CS digital broadcast. (including vocational schools and technical schools). Fees for examinations, entrance, homeroom activities, Video recorders (DVD recorder, player, etc. are school trips, PTA dues and tuition paid directly for included) non-member of the household. DVD recorder, hard disc recorder and Blu-ray disc Exclude nursing fees of day nursery, tuition for recorder, etc. preparatory school, textbook fees, school lunch fees and tuition remitted to non-member of the household. Video games, hardwares & softwares Include PlayStation 3, Wii, Xbox360 and Nintendo Tutorial fees DS, etc. Fees for cram school, preparatory school, correspondence study and home tutor to supplemental Cameras (excluding disposable cameras) study of main scholastic curricula, etc. instituted under Exclude film pack with lens (disposable camera), the School Education Act. peripheral items and repair costs. Exclude tuition and textbook costs for non-standard education and/or practical lessons such as piano class, Video cameras English conversation or the like. Exclude peripheral items and repair costs. Highway fares (using ETC) Car navigation systems Charges of using ETC (electronic toll collection Include HDD and DVD navigation systems, etc. system). Exclude fitting charges. Exclude fares paid for business purposes.

[Medical care] Highway fares (excluding ETC) Dental treatment Highway fares excluding use of ETC. Fees for cure of disease, initial-visit fees, Exclude fares paid for business purposes. orthodontics, prescriptions, false teeth provided by dentist, etc. Lesson fees, driving school Fees for entrance, lessons, skill examination and Medical treatment (excluding dental) motorcycle driving lessons at driving school, etc. Fees for cure of disease, surgery, injection, house Exclude fees for driver’s licence examination and call and examination based on doctor’s diagnosis issuance of driver’s licence. (excludes routine health check). Include fees for massage and acupuncture received in hospital, and Airplane fares rehabilitation guidance received in hospital, etc. Various fares for use of aircraft on domestic or international routes. Include fuel surcharge. Delivery fees Exclude fares paid for business trips. All costs of hospitalization in connection with child delivery. Accommodation services Exclude reservation charges and midwife fees. Various charges for accommodation overnight. Exclude charges paid for business trips. Hospital charges (excluding delivery) All costs of hospitalization not related to delivery. Package tour costs (domestic) Also applies to direct payment of hospital charges for Package fees covering transportation and hotel non-member of the household hospitalized for long charges of domestic travels. period (3 months or longer). Exclude charges paid for business trips. Exclude hospitalization for routine health check, Package tour costs (overseas) Orders over the Internet Package fees covering transportation and hotel Orders or reservations for goods and services over charges of overseas travels. the Internet. Exclude charges paid for business trips. Exclude orders or reservations at store counter.

Rental fees for sports facilities Remittance Admission fees of swimming pool and ice skate Money remitted to non-member of the household to rink etc., bowling play fees, and tennis membership pay for livelihood, house rent, tuition, etc. fees. Rental fees of tennis coat, baseball stadium and Excludes house rent, utilities charges, tuition, etc. for gymnasium. Golf practice fees, golf play fees, and non-member of the household paid directly. service charges of golf course. Participation and registration fees of sports events, initial membership Money gifts fees and membership fees of gym, and charges for Cash paid as congratulatory, consolation or fitness club and equestrian club, etc. ceremonial gift according to common practice, Exclude rental fees of ski boots and skates, and including congratulatory, farewell, consolation, rental fees of lockers (coin lockers). condolence and gratitude gifts, etc. Also include gifts given in the form of shopping vouchers, gift vouchers, Wedding ceremony and reception costs etc. bought for such purpose. Wedding costs, including those for ceremony, reception, etc., payable by bridegroom or bride. Total expenditure on goods and services ordered Include direct payment to party organizers on behalf of over the Internet bridegroom or bride who is not a member of the Total monthly expenditure for orders or reservations household. for goods and services over the Internet. Exclude costs of accommodation, transportation, Exclude orders or reservations at store counter. gift money, monetary honorarium paid to matchmaker, bride’s trousseaus, and clothes rented, etc. for anyone other than bridegroom and bride.

Funeral service costs All costs borne by host of funeral or memorial service. Exclude costs of accommodation, transportation, condolence gift, and costs of funeral or memorial service borne by anyone other than host.

Religion-related costs All costs pertaining to religious services, including contribution to temple or shrine, household altar or gravestone.

Total expenditure Total monthly expenditure includes food costs and utilities charges in addition to the total sum paid for purchases of specific goods and services. The following items are not included in total expenditure. Direct taxes ((national) income tax, residents’ tax, fixed asset tax, etc.). Social insurance premiums (premiums for public pension, medical insurance, etc.). Bank deposits and postal saving. Premiums for insurance (with property of savings). Repayments of loans (including housing loans, etc.). Purchases of property (real estate including land and house, etc.).