Note 1-2

2 The Synthetic Consumption Index is compiled by the Cabinet Office in order to promptly grasp the overall trend of consumption. The Cabinet Office compiles the index by synthesizing demand-side statistics, such as monthly Family Income and Expenditure Survey, and supply-side statistics, such as Indices of Industrial Producer's Shipment, based on the estimation method used in "Quarterly Estimates of GDP" for obtaining private final consumption expenditure.