Aug 2021
Less than the forecast by -8.4%
5.2%
2.4%
Jul 2021
Less than the forecast by -3.8%
6.2%
0.1%
Jun 2021
Less than the forecast by -7.2%
7.3%
Revised from 8.2%
May 2021
Exceeds the forecast by 3.6%
4.6%
Revised from 12.0%
Apr 2021
Exceeds the forecast by 11.9%
0.1%
5.2%
Mar 2021
Exceeds the forecast by 6.5%
-1.3%
-1.5%
Feb 2021
Less than the forecast by -5.1%
3.6%
-2.4%
Jan 2021
Less than the forecast by -5.6%
3.2%
Revised from -0.3%
Dec 2020
Less than the forecast by -7.4%
7.1%
Revised from 0.7%
Nov 2020
Less than the forecast by -12.0%
12.7%
6.4%
Oct 2020
Exceeds the forecast by 16.9%
-10.5%
-8.7%
Sep 2020
Less than the forecast by -1.0%
-7.7%
-1.9%
Aug 2020
Exceeds the forecast by 6.6%
-8.5%
Revised from -2.8%
Jul 2020
Less than the forecast by -5.2%
2.4%
Revised from -1.2%
Jun 2020
Exceeds the forecast by 6.8%
-8.0%
Revised from -12.3%
May 2020
Less than the forecast by -6.2%
-6.1%
Revised from -13.7%
Apr 2020
Less than the forecast by -12.8%
-0.9%
Revised from -4.6%
Mar 2020
Less than the forecast by -3.9%
-0.7%
Revised from 1.7%
Feb 2020
Exceeds the forecast by 3.8%
-2.1%
-0.4%
Jan 2020
-0.4%
-0.4%
-2.6%
Retail Sales y/y show the total volume of retail sales of goods and services in the past month compared to the same month of the previous year.
The index allows evaluating consumer spending which is an important indicator of the national inflation.
The indicator growth can have a positive effect on yen quotes.