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Japan consumers go frugal, green as economy sags

By
Reuters
Published
Nov 27, 2009

TOKYO (Reuters Life!) - Forget about designer brands and quirky gadgets: low-priced fashions and green products scored big in Japan in 2009, an advertising agency survey found, as consumers pinch pennies and take advantage of government stimulus subsidies.


Uniqlo, Fast Retailing
Uniqlo - Cost-conscious shoppers have been seeking out bargains at budget retailers such as Fast Retailing's Uniqlo casual-clothing chain.

Hybrid vehicles topped the rankings in Dentsu Inc's latest Hit Product Recognition Survey while other low-emission vehicles eligible for government tax breaks and subsidies placed fourth.

Flu masks were very popular, inexpensive fashions ranked third while cheaper store-brand products came in at No. 9 as companies targeted thrifty customers with affordable items, said Dentsu, Japan's biggest advertising agency.

Japanese consumers remain reluctant to open their wallets even as the economy has emerged from recession, but a few winners have bucked the trend.

Cost-conscious shoppers have been seeking out bargains at budget retailers such as Fast Retailing's Uniqlo casual-clothing chain, while hybrid cars have seen robust sales thanks in part to government stimulus measures.

Toyota Motor Corp's gas-sipping Prius hybrid was Japan's best-selling car for a fifth straight month in October.

Among retail products in the survey, heat-trapping underwear, came in at No. 12, jeans under 1,000 yen ($11.60) took 14th, and Michael Jackson-related items placed 20th.

But there were some bright signs for consumer spending beyond bargain-hunting for clothes: flat-panel TVs, low-priced notebook PCs and similar products made up more than half of the top 10 in a separate question on how people plan to spend their winter bonus.

And respondents said they plan to spend an average of 14 percent more on Christmas presents this year, boding well for the crucial year-end shopping season.

Here are the top 20 items in Dentsu's 2009 Hit Products survey, conducted over the Internet earlier this month with responses from 1,000 people:

1. Hybrid vehicles

2. Flu Masks

3. Low-priced fashion

4. Vehicles eligible for government subsidies

5. Energy-saving appliances that earn eco-points

6. Electronic toll collection systems for cars on highways

7. Digital broadcasting-equipped widescreen flat-panel TVs

8. Electric vehicles

9. Private-label products

10. B-grade products

11. Oscar-winning movie "Okuribito" ("Departures")

12. Heat-generating and heat-retaining underwear

13. Products, services benefiting from cheaper highway tolls

14. Jeans under 1,000 yen a pair

15. Low-priced notebook PCs

16. LED light bulbs

17. Alcohol-free beer

18. Products, services benefiting from stimulus cash handouts

19. Solar panels and household solar power systems

20. Michael Jackson-related products

($1=86.39 Yen)

(Reporting by Chris Gallagher, editing by Paul Casciato)

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