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Japan Retail Sales YoY

Last Release
Mar 31, 2025
Actual
3.1
Units In
%
Previous
1.3
Frequency
Monthly
Next Release
May 30, 2025
Time to Release
30 Days 0 Hours
Highest
Lowest
Average
Date Range
Source
36.5
Jan 1979
-14.3
Mar 1998
4.24 %1971-2025N/A
In Japan, the year-over-year change in Retail sales compares the aggregated sales of retail goods and services during a certain month to the same month a year ago.

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Retail sales in Japan increased by 3.1% year-on-year in March 2025, up from a downwardly revised 1.3% growth in the previous month, but below market expectations of a 3.5% rise. This marked the 36th straight month of expansion in retail sales, with rising wages continuing to support consumption. Sales grew for fuel (1.8%), automobile (1.5%), machinery & equipment (6.7%), clothing & personal goods (7.6%), food & beverage (1.9%), non-store retailers (3.1%), other retailers (4.1%), and pharmaceuticals & cosmetics (3.7%). By contrast, sales fell for department stores (-1.2%). On a monthly basis, retail sales dropped by 1.2% in March, the first monthly decline in three months, reversing a downwardly revised 0.4% gain in February.

Japan Retail Sales YoY History

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