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The Japan News/Yomiuri
The Japan News/Yomiuri
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The Yomiuri Shimbun

Survey: Spending set to increase over Golden Week holiday period

People plan to spend an average of 27,870 yen during the upcoming Golden Week holiday period, 1.7 times more than last year, according to a survey by research company Intage Inc.

The increase suggests people will travel and spend more this year, amid significantly eased coronavirus-related restrictions.

Among respondents, 23.5% said they will go shopping, 18.9% said they will dine out and 14.4% said they will travel in Japan. Percentages for such Golden Week outings increased by 1.3 to 3.6 points each, compared to last year.

Meanwhile, 37.9% were undecided and 34.9% planned to stay at home, down 2.7 percentage points compared to last year.

More than 60% of the respondents who plan to travel in Japan said the trip would last 1-2 nights.

"The high cost of living and hesitance to go on long trips might be why people are keeping their travel plans short," a person in charge of the survey said.

The survey was conducted online from March 31 to April 3, involving 2,768 people aged 15-79.

Read more from The Japan News at https://japannews.yomiuri.co.jp/

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