Japan’s February Unadjusted Total Store Sales
By Theresa Barraclough -
2012-03-28T23:58:28Z
Following is the table for Japan’s not seasonally adjusted total store sales from the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry in Tokyo.
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Feb. Jan. Dec. Nov. Oct. Sept.
2012 2012 2011 2011 2011 2011
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-------------Percent Change From Year Ago-----------
Total -0.1% -2.0% -0.8% -2.3% 1.1% 0.3%
Retail 3.5% 1.8% 2.5% -2.2% 1.9% -1.1%
General merchandise -0.2% -0.9% -0.2% -2.5% -1.7% -4.0%
Fabrics, apparel 0.4% 1.4% 4.4% 2.4% 3.2% 0.2%
Food, beverages 2.5% 0.6% 0.7% -0.1% 1.0% -0.6%
Motor vehicles 21.4% 24.1% 14.9% 19.8% 22.8% -0.2%
Machinery, equipment -15.9% -12.3% -9.5% -51.9% -30.3% -21.6%
Fuel 4.8% -0.8% 5.7% 1.1% 3.6% 2.3%
Drugs, toiletries -94.3% -98.0% -94.8% -96.0% -94.0% -97.4%
Others -99.1% -100.1% -98.1% -99.9% -96.5% -97.6%
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Feb. Jan. Dec. Nov. Oct. Sept.
2012 2012 2011 2011 2011 2011
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Wholesale -1.3% -3.5% -2.0% -2.4% 0.8% 0.8%
General merchandise 11.6% 5.7% 14.1% 11.2% 14.8% 5.3%
Textiles -1.0% 3.5% -4.2% 0.1% 3.1% -1.4%
Apparel, accessories -13.1% -16.2% -10.9% -13.8% -6.6% -6.7%
Farm, aquatic products -7.5% -8.8% -8.1% -11.2% -8.1% -9.8%
Food, beverages 7.8% 9.8% 3.7% 5.6% 3.3% 1.5%
Building materials 2.7% -1.2% 3.5% 2.3% 5.0% 3.4%
Chemicals -6.8% -9.3% -7.5% -6.6% -4.6% -3.2%
Minerals, metals -2.2% -6.1% -1.6% -1.2% 2.7% 1.5%
Machinery, equipment -8.3% -9.5% -8.8% -9.7% -6.1% 0.1%
General -9.4% -7.3% -11.0% -4.7% 0.6% 2.0%
Motor vehicles -4.9% -9.1% -5.3% -8.8% -4.1% -6.5%
Electrical -9.4% -11.1% -9.0% -11.9% -8.7% 1.2%
Others -4.4% -4.5% -8.1% -6.0% -6.1% 0.0%
Furniture, furnishings -2.0% -0.3% 0.9% 1.6% 2.5% 6.1%
Drugs, toiletries 1.3% -1.4% -1.9% 1.1% 3.8% 0.2%
Others 1.5% -2.6% -2.1% -0.8% 7.7% 9.0%
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Feb. Jan. Dec. Nov. Oct. Sept.
2012 2012 2011 2011 2011 2011
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----------Level of Sales in Billions of Yen---------
Total 40,537 38,806 46,974 41,767 41,627 42,489
Retail 10,773 11,335 13,049 10,946 11,007 10,574
General merchandise 1,024 1,255 1,515 1,173 1,133 1,019
Fabrics, apparel 774 999 1,060 934 964 773
Food, beverages 3,362 3,459 4,211 3,409 3,477 3,358
Motor vehicles 1,465 1,291 1,212 1,277 1,244 1,394
Machinery, equipment 477 531 667 453 491 505
Fuel 1,362 1,335 1,495 1,224 1,159 1,131
Drugs, toiletries 636 641 738 662 676 636
Others 1,673 1,824 2,151 1,815 1,863 1,759
Wholesale 29,765 27,471 33,925 30,821 30,620 31,914
General merchandise 3,466 3,402 4,002 3,396 3,544 3,810
Textiles 235 235 251 264 263 261
Apparel, accessories 442 422 554 537 591 548
Farm, aquatic products 2,475 2,346 3,206 2,565 2,693 2,610
Food, beverages 3,592 3,377 4,786 3,966 3,849 3,906
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Feb. Jan. Dec. Nov. Oct. Sept.
2012 2012 2011 2011 2011 2011
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Building materials 1,475 1,324 1,601 1,643 1,558 1,506
Chemicals 1,479 1,367 1,535 1,552 1,548 1,584
Minerals, metals 4,162 3,862 4,232 4,052 3,954 3,948
Machinery, equipment 7,215 6,406 7,716 7,325 7,119 8,178
General 1,316 1,178 1,338 1,361 1,342 1,573
Motor vehicles 1,039 904 1,024 1,055 1,043 1,085
Electrical 4,171 3,682 4,601 4,216 4,050 4,728
Others 688 642 753 693 684 791
Furniture, furnishings 411 358 479 444 426 436
Drugs, toiletries 2,012 1,855 2,524 2,228 2,188 2,175
Others 2,801 2,517 3,038 2,848 2,887 2,953
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NOTE: Monthly percent changes are seasonally adjusted. Monthly seasonally adjusted index level: 2005=100
SOURCE: Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry
To contact the reporter on this story: Theresa Barraclough in Tokyo at tbarraclough@bloomberg.net
To contact the editor responsible for this story: Marco Babic at mbabic@bloomberg.net
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