Retail Sales (Jun.)

Retail sales values were flat in June but broader measures of consumer spending still suggest that private consumption picked up in the second quarter. Some of that strength in Q2 was probably due to the longer than usual Golden Week holiday but consumption should continue to rise strongly ahead of October’s sales tax hike.

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