Retail Trade (YoY)

The Retail Trade released by the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry captures the aggregate sales made through a business location (usually a store) in which the principal activity is the sale of merchandise and related services to the general public, for household or personal consumption. Consumer spending is a key important indicator for the Japanese economy. A high reading is positive for the JPY, while a low reading is negative.

Next event - Thursday 28 November 2024 23:50

Previous
0.5%
Forecast
2.2%
Actual
-

The typical/expected impact on JPY pairs is medium.

The consensus forecast for Retail Trade (YoY) is 2.2%. A higher value than forecast tends to be bullish for JPY/xxx pairs and bearish for xxx/JPY pairs.

Most recent - Wednesday 30 October 2024 23:50

Previous
3.1%
Revised
3.1%
Forecast
2.3%
Actual
0.5%

Lower numbers than forecast tend to be bullish for xxx/JPY pairs and bearish for JPY/xxx pairs.

Trading range

Forecast history

The most recent announced value for Retail Trade (YoY) was 0.5% against a forecast of 2.3%.

Past events

Date
Forecast
Actual
Wednesday 30 October 2024 23:50
2.3%
0.5%
Sunday 29 September 2024 23:50
2.3%
2.8%
Thursday 29 August 2024 23:50
2.9%
2.6%
Tuesday 30 July 2024 23:50
3.3%
3.7%
Wednesday 26 June 2024 23:50
2%
3%
Thursday 30 May 2024 23:50
1.9%
2.4%
Monday 29 April 2024 23:50
2.5%
1.2%
Thursday 28 March 2024 23:50
3%
4.6%
Wednesday 28 February 2024 23:50
2.3%
2.3%
Tuesday 30 January 2024 23:50
4.7%
2.1%
Wednesday 27 December 2023 23:50
5%
5.3%
Wednesday 29 November 2023 23:50
5.9%
4.2%
Monday 30 October 2023 23:50
5.9%
5.8%
Thursday 28 September 2023 23:50
6.6%
7%
Wednesday 30 August 2023 23:50
5.4%
6.8%
Sunday 30 July 2023 23:50
5.9%
5.9%
Wednesday 28 June 2023 23:50
5.4%
5.7%
Tuesday 30 May 2023 23:50
7%
5%
Thursday 27 April 2023 23:50
5.8%
7.2%
Thursday 30 March 2023 23:50
5.8%
6.6%
Monday 27 February 2023 23:50
4%
6.3%
Monday 30 January 2023 23:50
3%
3.8%
Monday 26 December 2022 23:50
2.8%
2.6%
Monday 28 November 2022 23:50
5%
4.3%
Sunday 30 October 2022 23:50
4.1%
4.5%
Thursday 29 September 2022 23:50
2.8%
4.1%
Tuesday 30 August 2022 23:50
1.9%
2.4%
Thursday 28 July 2022 23:50
2.8%
1.5%
Tuesday 28 June 2022 23:50
3.3%
3.6%
Monday 30 May 2022 23:50
2.6%
2.9%
Wednesday 27 April 2022 23:50
0.4%
0.9%
Tuesday 29 March 2022 23:50
-0.3%
-0.8%
Sunday 27 February 2022 23:50
1.4%
1.6%
Sunday 30 January 2022 23:50
2.7%
1.4%
Sunday 26 December 2021 23:50
1.7%
1.9%

Economic context

Recent economic data has been strongly bearish for JPY. Other recent announcements which may affect the market's interpretation of the next Retail Trade (YoY) result:

PreviousLatest
National Consumer Price Index (YoY)Bearish change2.5%2.3%
National CPI ex Food, Energy (YoY)Bullish change2.1%2.3%
National CPI ex Fresh Food (YoY)Bearish change2.4%2.3%
Exports (YoY)Bullish change-1.7%3.1%
Imports (YoY)Bearish change1.8%0.4%
Merchandise Trade Balance TotalBearish change¥-294.1B¥-461.2B
Gross Domestic Product (QoQ)Bearish change0.5%0.2%
Gross Domestic Product AnnualizedBearish change2.2%0.9%
Gross Domestic Product Deflator (YoY)Bearish change3.2%2.6%

About Retail Trade (YoY)

Country:Japan
Currency:JPY
Source:Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry of Japan
Category:Consumption
Frequency:Monthly
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