Japan Retail Sales 1971-2018 | Data | Chart | Calendar | Forecast | News

Slower growth was mainly explained by declines in general merchandise (-3.1 percent compared to +1.8 percent in June), fabrics & apparel (-3.8 percent compared to -2.3 percent) and machinery & equipment (-0.3 percent compared to +5.3 percent). On the other hand, sales rose faster for food and beverages (1.3 percent compared to 1.2 percent) and fuel (17.5 percent compared to 17 percent) and rebounded for motor vehicles (0.2 percent compared to -5.3 percent). On a monthly basis, retail sales went up 0.1 percent, following a downwardly revised 1.4 percent climb in June. Retail Sales YoY in Japan averaged 4.59 percent from 1971 until 2018, reaching an all time high of 36.50 percent in January of 1979 and a record low of -14.30 percent in March of 1998.

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Calendar	GMT		Actual	Previous	Consensus	TEForecast
2018-06-27	11:50 PM	Retail Sales YoY	0.6%	1.5%	1.3%	1.4%
2018-07-29	11:50 PM	Retail Sales YoY	1.8%	0.6%	1.6%	1%
2018-08-29	11:50 PM	Retail Sales YoY	1.5%	1.7%	1.2%	1.2%
2018-09-27	11:50 PM	Retail Sales YoY		1.5%	1.2%	1%
2018-10-28	11:50 PM	Retail Sales YoY				1.6%
2018-11-28	11:50 PM	Retail Sales YoY				0.9%

Japan Consumer	Last	Previous	Highest	Lowest	Unit
Consumer Confidence	43.30	43.50	50.80	27.50	Index Points	[+]
Retail Sales MoM	0.10	1.40	8.29	-13.70	percent	[+]
Retail Sales YoY	1.50	1.70	36.50	-14.30	percent	[+]
Household Spending	0.10	-1.20	7.20	-10.60	percent	[+]
Consumer Spending	301316.40	299202.30	305869.60	150439.60	JPY Billion	[+]
Disposable Personal Income	485.33	654.96	1079.95	35.36	JPY Thousand	[+]
Personal Savings	31.60	51.10	51.10	-9.90	percent	[+]
Bank Lending Rate	1.00	1.00	9.90	0.90	percent	[+]
Households Debt To Gdp	57.40	57.10	72.20	20.30	percent of GDP	[+]
Gasoline Prices	1.36	1.36	2.00	0.91	USD/Liter	[+]
Consumer Credit	342789.00	337012.00	415556.00	221292.00	JPY Billion	[+]

Japan Retail Sales

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. This page provides the latest reported value for - Japan Retail Sales YoY - plus previous releases, historical high and low, short-term forecast and long-term prediction, economic calendar, survey consensus and news. Japan Retail Sales - actual data, historical chart and calendar of releases - was last updated on September of 2018.