Japan's household spending in April rose a record 13.0% from a year earlier as consumption rebounded from a sharp decline triggered by the initial coronavirus shock last year but remained below pre-pandemic levels, government data showed Friday.

The margin of increase was the largest since comparable data became available in January 2001, with households with two or more people spending an average ¥301,043 in real terms, the Internal Affairs and Communications Ministry said.

The 13% rise was the second straight monthly gain following a 6.2% increase in the previous month.