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Japan Retail Sales YoY

Latest Release

Dec 26, 2022

Actual

2.6%

Forecast

3.7%

4.4%

Retail Sales gauges the change in the aggregate value of sales at the retail level across the country. It is an important indicator of consumer spending accounting for a significant proportion of overall economic activity.

A reading that is stronger than forecast is generally supportive (bullish) for the JPY, while a weaker than forecast reading is generally negative (bearish) for the JPY.

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Country:

Currency: JPY

Source: Ministry of Economy, Trade and...

Release Date	Time	Actual	Forecast	Previous
Jan 30, 2023 (Dec)	23:50		3.0%	2.5%
Dec 26, 2022 (Nov)	23:50	2.6%	3.7%	4.4%
Nov 28, 2022 (Oct)	23:50	4.3%	5.0%	4.8%
Oct 30, 2022 (Sep)	23:50	4.5%	4.1%	4.1%
Sep 29, 2022 (Aug)	23:50	4.1%	2.8%	2.4%
Aug 30, 2022 (Jul)	23:50	2.4%	1.9%	1.5%

News

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Analysis

Week Ahead: Central Banks and Jobs Reports to Dominate the Headliners By Ryan Anderson - 12 hours ago

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