2013 = 100  46  105.1  105  s.a.  104.6  104  44  103.9  103 102  42  101 100.0  100 99  40  99.4 improved  98  38  worsened  Tax hike in April 2014 (from 5% to 8%)  97  Tax hike in April 1997 (from 3% to 5%)  96.7  96  13 FY 1996 14  FY 2013  36  97 14  15  98 15  16  99 16  17  00 17  18  01 18  Note: The latest figures are as of December 2001 and December 2018.
Source: Cabinet Office, "Synthetic Consumption Index." 13CY 2013 14  14  15  15  16  16  17  17  18  18  19 19  Note: Households of two or more persons. Consumer Confidence Index is composed of four categories: "overall livelihood," "income growth," "employment," and "willingness to buy durable goods."