"General" shows the entire trend, and the other buttons display subcategories. The heatmap tells us that Japanese consumption hit a peak in the mid '90s, after the bubble burst, and then people became to spend less money on fashion and food, or deflation might affect.

The government and the Bank of Japan see the current consumption level as "steady." What do you see from the visualization? Do you think it's enduring one way or another?

※The Index of Consumption Expenditure Level: It is calculated on the monthly amount of expenditures per household, eliminating the effects of inflation and the number of household members. 100 indicates the consumption level in 2010, the base year.