Japanese retail sales grew 3.2% in June from a year earlier to mark the sixth straight month of gains, data from the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry showed Thursday. The data came after retail sales rose a revised 2.9% in May, 4.9% in April and 4.7% in March
The sales from large retailers were down 2.4 percent on year to 1.564 trillion yen after shedding 3.2 percent in the previous month. Large retailer sales fell 3.0 percent on month following the revised 3.9 percent fall a month earlier.
Also, commercial sales added 1.2 percent on year to 41.190 trillion yen, the data showed, while wholesale sales were up 0.5 percent to 30.187 trillion yen.