The consumer confidence index has increased in Japan to 39.5 in March 2024, up from a marginal revised of 39.0 in the previous month. It was the highest reading since April 2019, as households improved toward most components, namely income growth (41.5% vs 40.8 in February), employment (45.0 vs 44.3 ) and willingness to buy durable goods (34.0 vs 33.5%), while those of overall livelihood (37.6) were unchanged.