尽管工资水平持续上升，日本的家庭支出仍连续第九个月出现下降，这表明在持续通胀挤压购买力的情况下，消费者依然持谨慎态度。
Japan’s household spending fell for a ninth month even as wages continued to climb, showing consumers remain cautious as persistent inflation squeezes purchasing power.
日本内政部周五发布的数据显示，经通胀因素调整后，8月份家庭支出较去年同期减少了3.1%。此前经济学家的预测值为下降3.6%。经季节性因素调整后，家庭支出较上月则微增了0.1%。
Outlays by households adjusted for inflation declined 3.1% in August from a year earlier, the internal affairs ministry reported Friday. Economists had forecast a 3.6% drop. Spending rose 0.1% from the previous month on a seasonally adjusted basis.
这一消费疲软的最新迹象使得日本央行在计划进一步加息的过程中面临更复杂的沟通环境。
The latest evidence of fragile spending complicates the Bank of Japan’s communications as authorities stay on track for further interest rate hikes.
今年以来，经通胀调整后的实际工资水平每月均有所增长，但并未带动消费需求增强。
Real wages, adjusted for inflation, have risen every month this year, but that hasn’t translated into stronger consumer demand.
在该国老龄化趋势日益明显的背景下，大量领取养老金的老年人并未从工资增长中获益。
A growing number of pensioners in the aging nation doesn’t benefit from wage growth.