Japan Chain Stores Association May 22 Yr/Yr Change Total 1,051,749 M. Yen Up 1.1 pct Foodstuffs 753,005 Up 3.0 Clothing 47,396 Down 4.8 Sundries 103,393 Up 7.0 Furniture and Interior Goods 61,483 Down 7.9 Home Electric Appliances 2,375 Up 12.2 Note: Year-on-year changes are on a same-store basis. END [Copyright The Jiji Press, Ltd.]
Japan’s Chain Store Sales in April:
Related Posts
Japan Likely to Enact Bill to Criminalize National Flag Vandalism
Tokyo, June 16 (Jiji Press)–The Diet, Japan’s parliament, is highly likely to enact legislation that would criminalize vandalism of the national flag during its current session set to end next month, after two opposition parties backed the bill. The Democratic Party for
Nikkei Average Briefly Tops 70,000 for 1st Time
Tokyo, June 16 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s benchmark Nikkei average surpassed the 70,000 threshold for the first time ever at one point on Tuesday after the Bank of Japan decided to raise interest rates in line with market expectations. The index of 225 selected
