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Japan’s Supermarket Sales Slide for 17th Consecutive Month in May

June 22, 2007
By Ken Worsley


Supermarket sales in Japan fell 0.6% in May, for the 17th consecutive year-on-year monthly fall, according to data released today by the Japan Chain Stores Association. Sales have dropped in 38 of the last 39 months. In April, they were down 1.0 percent.

The report’s data is based on sales at 8,819 nationwide outlets, owned by 82 supermarket operators.

The Japan Chain Stores Association mentions that the portion of part-time workers as a percentage of the overall workforce continues to increase, that gas use at supermarkets in the period from 1990 to 2005 increased 7.8 percent, and that April’s household spending rate, at 316,163 yen, had been up for the fourth consecutive month.

Broken down by category, May 2007 supermarket sales looked like this:

  • Food: +0.3%, 61% of total revenue
  • Household Products: -1.2%, 20.0% of total revenue
  • Clothing: -3.5%, 12.7% of total revenue
  • Miscellaneous Items: -1.7%, 5.9% of total revenue
  • Services: -2.0%, 0.4% of total revenue

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One Response to “Japan’s Supermarket Sales Slide for 17th Consecutive Month in May”

  1. Matt on June 23rd, 2007 11:59 pm

    17 straight months? That’s just crazy…is it the prices? They can’t be paying more if there are more and more part-timers. The places near me seem busier than ever.

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