4  Chart 5  Households' Tolerance of Price Rises DI ("favorable" - "unfavorable"), % points -70  tolerate price rises  -75  -80  -85  -90  -95 CY 07  08  09  10  11  12  13  14  15  16  17  18  Note: Comments on the rise in prices are chosen among three alternatives: "rather favorable," "difficult to say," and "rather unfavorable."
Source: Bank of Japan, Opinion Survey on the General Public's Views and Behavior.