Household spending fell a real 6.9 percent in August from a year earlier, as people refrained from going on trips during the summer holiday season amid a resurgence of coronavirus infections, government data showed Friday.

Average spending in real terms by households with two or more people stood at ¥276,360 ($2,600), according to the Internal Affairs and Communications Ministry.

It was the 11th straight monthly fall. The margin of decrease was slightly smaller than the 7.6 percent drop in July, but larger than the 1.2 percent slip in June.