Retail Sales
Retail sales are an important indicator of consumer spending trends. In Japan, personal consumption accounts for a large portion of GDP, so monitoring retail sales makes it possible to understand the country's economic trends. It is usually released at 8:50 (JST), which corresponds to 18:50 (EST) on the previous day.
Latest recorded value at build time: 2.6 (%). Observation date: .
Source
Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development, Sales: Retail Trade: Total Retail Trade: Value for Japan [SLRTTO02JPA661S], retrieved from FRED, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis; https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/SLRTTO02JPA661S, June 16, 2025.