Spending by households of Japanese wage earners rose a real 0.4 percent in June from a year earlier, marking the first rise since September, the government said Tuesday.

Average monthly spending by the households came to 312,081 yen, the Public Management, Home Affairs, Posts and Telecommunications Ministry said in a preliminary report.

Their average monthly income, including summer bonuses, was 726,426 yen, slipping 1.4 percent in real terms from a year earlier and down for 15th consecutive month.