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China, Japan Shares Sink On Weak Economic Data
Monday, July 29, 2013 - 10:48am | 390Read More...Stocks in major Asian countries fell overnight on fears of a protracted economic slowdown in China spilling over to the global economy. A weak retail sales report in Japan followed a terrible report from earlier in the weekend from China that indicated that economically-sensitive industrial...
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Japan February Retail Sales Rise 3.5%
Thursday, March 29, 2012 - 5:26am | 43Read More...Japanese retail sales climbed 3.5% in February, according to the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry. Japanese retail sales rose to 10.8 billion yen ($130.1 million) in the month. Total retail sales gained 1.9% y/y. However, sales at large-scale retail stores gained 0.2% on an adjusted basis.
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Japanese May Retail Sales Drop 1.3%
Tuesday, June 28, 2011 - 3:21am | 20Read More...According to data from the Ministry of Finance, Japanese retail sales declined 1.3% in May. Japanese retail sales dropped 4.8% in April.
