Japan Retail Sales
Japan retail sales closed down 2.6 as of November 30, 2022 from 4.4 from the previous month and 1.9 from last year.
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Japan retail sales
| Date | Values |
|---|---|
| 2022-11-30 | 2.6 |
| 2022-10-31 | 4.4 |
| 2022-09-30 | 4.8 |
| 2022-08-31 | 4.1 |
| 2022-07-31 | 2.4 |
| 2022-06-30 | 1.5 |
| 2022-05-31 | 3.7 |
| 2022-04-30 | 3.1 |
| 2022-03-31 | 0.7 |
| 2022-02-28 | -0.9 |
| 2022-01-31 | 1.1 |
| 2021-12-31 | 1.2 |
| 2021-11-30 | 1.9 |
| 2021-10-31 | 0.9 |
| 2021-09-30 | -0.5 |
| 2021-08-31 | -3.2 |
| 2021-07-31 | 2.4 |
| 2021-06-30 | 0.1 |
| 2021-05-31 | 8.3 |
| 2021-04-30 | 11.9 |
Japan Retail Sales Statistics
Click here to explore the methodology used for estimating the Japan retail sales signals presented in the statistics table below.| Indicator | Symbol | Actual | Previous | M/M% | Y/Y% | Trend | Slope | ZS5Y | Update |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| retail sales | jp.retailsalesan | 2.6 | 4.4 | -40.91 | -620 | UP | UP | 80 | 2022-12-21 |
Japan Financial Markets
| Market | Symbol | Last | Mom | Trend | Exh | RSI | 1D% | 1W% | 1M% | 1Y% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nikkei 225 | NIKKEI | 27954.8 | 0 | 50 | 0 | 52.88 | 0.25 | -0.26 | -0.03 | 0.07 |
| Japan ETF | EWJ | 55.92 | 100 | 75 | 0 | 63.51 | 2.44 | 1.32 | 3.19 | -16.4 |
| Japanese Yen US Dollar (JPY/USD) | JPYUSD | 135.59 | -100 | -50 | 0 | 36 | -1.07 | -2.25 | -2.67 | 18.53 |
| Japan 5-Year Bond Yield | JP.5Y | 0.042 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Japan 2-year bond yield | JP2Y | -0.016 | -50 | 100 | 0 | 55.42 | 6.67 | -52.94 | -70.91 | -85.46 |
| Japan Yield Curve | JP.YC | 0.29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Japan Financial News Stream
Japan Macroeconomic Indicators
| Indicator | Symbol | Actual | Previous | M/M% | Y/Y% | Trend | Slope | ZS5Y | Update |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| balance of trade | jp.balanceoftrade | -1448.45 | -2029.01 | -28.61 | 145.95 | UP | Down | 11.67 | 2023-01-21 |
| bank lending rate | jp.banks.lendingrate | 1.25 | 1.25 | 0 | 25 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 99 | 2022-10-31 |
| business confidence | jp.bizconfidence | 7 | 8 | -12.5 | 40 | UP | UP | 50.83 | 2022-12-17 |
| capacity utilization | jp.caputilization | 95.9 | 97.3 | -1.44 | -0.62 | UP | Down | 50 | 2023-01-21 |
| capital flows | jp.capitalflows | 9273 | 4684 | 97.97 | 368.81 | UP | UP | 43.33 | 2022-12-21 |
| car registrations | jp.carregistrations | 180792 | 192904 | -6.28 | -5.49 | Down | Down | 21.67 | 2022-12-21 |
| central bank balance sheet | jp.cb.assets | 703941 | 699893 | 0.58 | -2.74 | Down | Down | 65 | 2022-12-21 |
| composite pmi | jp.comppmi | 50.8 | 49.7 | 2.21 | 4.1 | UP | UP | 65 | 2023-01-25 |
| consumer confidence | jp.consconfidence | 30.3 | 28.6 | 5.94 | -22.51 | Down | Down | 16.67 | 2022-12-21 |
| consumer price index cpi | jp.cpi | 103.7 | 103.1 | 0.58 | 3.6 | UP | UP | 100 | 2022-11-20 |
| core inflation rate | jp.coreinflationrate | 3.6 | 3 | 20 | -820 | UP | UP | 100 | 2022-11-20 |
| current account | jp.currentaccount | 1803.6 | -64.1 | -2913.73 | 101 | UP | UP | 65 | 2022-12-21 |
| current account to gdp | jp.currentaccountgdp | 4 | 2.9 | 37.93 | 42.86 | UP | UP | 0 | 2022-11-17 |
| deposit interest rate | jp.depositrate | -0.2 | -0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2022-11-15 |
| exports | jp.exports | 8787.25 | 8837.09 | -0.56 | 11.5 | UP | UP | 95 | 2023-01-21 |
| external debt | jp.externaldebt | 607328 | 591755 | 2.63 | 30.05 | UP | UP | 100 | 2022-12-17 |
| foreign direct investment | jp.fdi | 19303.3 | 15359.5 | 25.68 | 77.8 | UP | UP | 83.33 | 2022-12-21 |
| foreign exchange reserves | jp.fxreserves | 1227600 | 1226300 | 0.11 | -12.68 | Down | Down | 5 | 2022-12-21 |
| gdp | jp.gdp | 4940.88 | 5040.11 | -1.97 | -13.32 | Down | Down | 81.67 | 2022-12-21 |
| Real GDP | jp.realgdp | 546815 | 547946 | -0.21 | 3.25 | UP | UP | 98.33 | 2022-12-05 |
| gdp growth | jp.gdpgrowth | -0.3 | 1.1 | -127.27 | -400 | -100.0 | -100.0 | 30 | 2022-09-30 |
| gdp growth annual | jp.gdpgrowthan | 1.6 | 0.6 | 167 | 300 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 95 | 2022-06-30 |
| gdp growth annualized | jp.gdpgrowthannu | -1.2 | 4.6 | -126.09 | -340 | -100.0 | -100.0 | 30 | 2022-09-30 |
| gold reserves | jp.goldres | 845.97 | 845.97 | 0 | 11 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 99 | 2021-06-30 |
| government budget | jp.govbudget | -5.9 | -9.3 | -36.56 | -27.16 | UP | UP | 21.67 | 2023-01-21 |
| Government budget | jp.govbudgetvalue | -44977 | -144564 | -68.89 | -32.12 | UP | UP | 70 | 2022-12-21 |
| government debt to gdp | jp.govdebtgdp | 262.5 | 259.3 | 1.23 | 30.66 | UP | UP | 0 | 2022-11-17 |
| housing index | jp.housingindex | 133.64 | 132.61 | 0.78 | 8.77 | UP | UP | 100 | 2022-12-21 |
| housing starts | jp.housingstarts | -1.4 | -1.8 | -22.22 | -137.84 | Down | Down | 55 | 2022-12-21 |
| imports | jp.imports | 10235.7 | 10866.1 | -5.8 | 20.85 | UP | UP | 93.33 | 2023-01-21 |
| industrial production | jp.indproduction | -1.3 | 3.02 | -143.05 | -127.08 | Down | Down | 53.33 | 2022-12-21 |
| industrial production mom | jp.indproductionmm | -0.1 | -3.2 | -96.88 | -102 | Down | Down | 46.67 | 2022-12-21 |
| inflation cpi | jp.inflationcpi | 3.7 | 3 | 23.33 | 3600 | UP | UP | 100 | 2022-11-20 |
| interbank rate | jp.interbankrate | -0.04 | -0.04 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2022-11-15 |
| interest rate | jp.interestrate | -0.1 | -0.1 | 0 | 0 | -100.0 | -100.0 | 51 | 2022-10-28 |
| loan growth | jp.loangrowth | 2.7 | 2.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2022-10-31 |
| loans to private sector | jp.loanprivate | 519589 | 515769 | 0.74 | 2.99 | UP | UP | 100 | 2022-12-21 |
| machinery orders | jp.machineryorders | -8.3 | 5.4 | -253.7 | -445.83 | Down | Down | 11.67 | 2023-01-21 |
| Japan | jp.manpmi | 49.4 | 50.7 | -2.56 | -7.14 | Down | Down | 33.33 | 2022-11-25 |
| money supply m0 | jp.msm0 | 116846 | 115021 | 1.59 | 2.56 | UP | UP | 100 | 2022-12-21 |
| money supply m1 | jp.msm1 | 1042190 | 1036650 | 0.54 | 4.72 | UP | UP | 100 | 2022-12-21 |
| money supply m2 | jp.msm2 | 1212710 | 1212510 | 0.02 | 2.91 | UP | UP | 100 | 2022-12-21 |
| money supply m3 | jp.msm3 | 1570700 | 1570070 | 0.04 | 2.57 | UP | UP | 100 | 2022-12-21 |
| non manufacturing pmi | jp.nonmanpmi | 19 | 14 | 35.71 | -9.52 | UP | Down | 67.5 | 2022-12-17 |
| Producer Price Index | jp.producerprices | 119.5 | 118.5 | 0.84 | 9.73 | UP | UP | 100 | 2023-01-21 |
| PPI Index | jp.producerpricesch | 10.2 | 9.7 | 5.15 | 14.61 | UP | UP | 99.17 | 2023-01-21 |
| retail sales MoM | jp.retailsales | -1.1 | 0.3 | -466.67 | -139.29 | Down | Down | 20 | 2022-12-21 |
| retail sales | jp.retailsalesan | 2.6 | 4.4 | -40.91 | -620 | UP | UP | 80 | 2022-12-21 |
| services pmi | jp.servpmi | 52.4 | 50.3 | 4.17 | 10.08 | UP | UP | 86.67 | 2023-01-25 |
| unemployment rate | jp.unemploymentrate | 2.5 | 2.6 | -3.85 | -7.41 | Down | Down | 40.83 | 2022-12-21 |
| youth unemployment rate | jp.ytunemploymentrate | 3.8 | 4.8 | -21 | -22 | -100.0 | -100.0 | 11 | 2022-02-28 |
| Long Term Unemployment Rate | jp.ltunemploymentrate | 1.3 | 1.7 | -24 | 0 | -100.0 | -100.0 | 0 | 2014-01-01 |
| Bank of Japan Total Assets for Japan | jp.cbassets | 6959530 | 6849210 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2022-10-01 |
| 3-Month London Interbank Offered Rate | jp.libor | ||||||||
| Japan, TANKAN, Small firms, manufacturing | jp.tankan.small.man | -4 | -1 | 300 | -167 | 100.0 | -100.0 | 38 | 2022-03-31 |
| Japan, TANKAN, Small firms, non-manufacturing | jp.tankan.small.nonman | -6 | -4 | 50 | -150 | 100.0 | -100.0 | 18 | 2022-03-31 |
| Japan, TANKAN, Large firms, manufacturing, actual, Price Index | jp.tankan.large.man | 14 | 18 | -22 | -26 | 100.0 | -100.0 | 62 | 2022-03-31 |
| Japan, TANKAN, Large firms, non manufacturing, actual | jp.tankan.large.nonman | 9 | 9 | 0 | -57 | 100.0 | -100.0 | 48 | 2022-03-31 |
| Japan Machine Tool Orders | jp.machineryorders | 150820 | 139327 | 8 | 4 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 45 | 2022-09-30 |
Japan Retail Sales analysis
Japan’s retail sales tracks the year on year change of consumer demand for finished goods by measuring the pruchases of durable and non-durable goods over a defined period of time. Retail slaes are a good indicator of the pulse of the economy. Healthy retail sales figures are supporting of equity markets. However, retail sales is a lagging economic indicator hence economists and investors use other leading economic indicators to predict economic activity like the University of Michigan Consumer Sentiment, Index in the US and Retail and Consumer Economic Sentiment Indicator for European countries. Explore MacroVar financial knowledge base structured by professional fund managers and economists.
Japan retail sales trend
Japan retail sales trend is in an uptrend when the last value is higher than its twelve-month moving average and its twelve-month moving average slope is positive (last twelve-month moving average is higher than the previous month twelve-month moving average) and vice-versa. MacroVar calculates the number of months the Japan retail sales has recorded new highs or lows. Japan retail sales trend change is assumed when the specific indicator has recorded a 3-month high / low or more.
Japan retail sales momentum
Japan retail sales momentum is monitored by calculating its long-term year over year (Y/Y) return and its short-term month on month (M/M) return.