Apr 2018
Exceeds the forecast by 1.1%
0.5%
1.0%
Mar 2018
Exceeds the forecast by 0.5%
0.5%
Revised from 1.6%
Feb 2018
Exceeds the forecast by 1.1%
0.5%
Revised from 1.6%
Jan 2018
Exceeds the forecast by 1.1%
0.5%
3.6%
Dec 2017
Exceeds the forecast by 3.0%
0.6%
Revised from 2.2%
Nov 2017
Exceeds the forecast by 1.3%
0.9%
-0.2%
Oct 2017
Less than the forecast by -1.4%
1.2%
Revised from 2.2%
Sep 2017
Exceeds the forecast by 1.0%
1.2%
Revised from 1.7%
Aug 2017
Exceeds the forecast by 0.4%
1.3%
Revised from 1.9%
Jul 2017
Exceeds the forecast by 0.6%
1.3%
Revised from 2.1%
Jun 2017
Exceeds the forecast by 0.8%
1.3%
Revised from 2.0%
May 2017
Exceeds the forecast by 1.9%
0.1%
3.2%
Apr 2017
Exceeds the forecast by 2.4%
0.8%
2.1%
Mar 2017
2.1%
—
Revised from 0.1%
Feb 2017
0.1%
—
1.0%
Jan 2017
1.0%
—
Revised from 0.6%
Dec 2016
0.6%
—
1.7%
Nov 2016
1.7%
—
Revised from -0.1%
Oct 2016
-0.1%
—
Revised from -1.9%
Sep 2016
-1.9%
—
Revised from -2.1%
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.