Household Income Trends in Japan, 2004-2013
Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare monitors people's household income every year. They conducts a survey about people's household income. According to it, the average household income is decreasing recent years.
The following data shows the changes in household income in Japan, 2004-2013.
| Year | Household income (million yen) |
| 2004 | 580 |
| 2005 | 564 |
| 2006 | 567 |
| 2007 | 556 |
| 2008 | 548 |
| 2009 | 550 |
| 2010 | 538 |
| 2011 | 548 |
| 2012 | 537 |
| 2013 | 529 |

Source is Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare. 平成26年 国民生活基礎調査の概況
www.mhlw.go.jp/toukei/saikin/hw/k-tyosa/k-tyosa14/index.html
www.mhlw.go.jp/toukei/saikin/hw/k-tyosa/k-tyosa14/dl/03.pdf
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