Japan's September household spending rises at fastest pace on record

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's household spending rose at the fastest pace on record in September as consumers rushed to buy goods before a sales tax hike, though the test for the economy would be on whether the higher levy will squeeze domestic demand in coming months.Household spending jumped 9.5% in September from a year earlier, the fastest pace of increase since comparable data became available from 2001 and stronger than the median forecast for a 7.8% gain, government data showed on..