Retail Sales in Japan increased 4.10 percent in January of 2026 over the previous month, reversing a 2.0% decline in December and marking the strongest pace since September 2019. Retail Sales MoM in Japan averaged 0.04 percent from 1992 until 2026, reaching an all time high of 11.60 percent in June of 2020 and a record low of -13.70 percent in April of 1997. source: Ministry of Economy Trade & Industry (METI)
Retail Sales in Japan increased 4.10 percent in January of 2026 over the previous month.
Retail Sales in Japan increased 4.10 percent in January of 2026 over the previous month. Retail Sales MoM in Japan is expected to be -0.80 percent by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the Japan Retail Sales MoM is projected to trend around 0.50 percent in 2027, according to our econometric models.