Japan July retail sales rise 2.4% year/year – govt

FILE PHOTO: People wear protective masks in a shopping district amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Tokyo

TOKYO (Reuters) – Japanese retail sales rose 2.4% in July from a year earlier, growing for a fifth straight month, government data showed on Wednesday.

The median market forecast was for a 1.9% gain.

To view full tables, go to the website of the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry

(Reporting by Yoshifumi Takemoto; Writing by Daniel Leussink; Editing by Chang-Ran Kim)

Reuters

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