According to a report by the UFJ Institute (now Mitsubishi UFJ Consulting), freeters reduced national consumption by approximately ¥ 8.8 trillion (NT $ 2.2 trillion) in 2003. In addition, freeters paid only about one-fifth of the taxes that full-time workers paid.
日本三菱銀行集團諮詢公司 UFJ Institute 發佈的〈飛特族人口對於經濟影響之長期預測試算〉一文指出，2003 年飛特族導致全國個人消費金額減少新台幣 2.2 兆元（8.8 兆日圓）。