TOKYO : Japanese retail sales rose 2.4 per cent in July from a year earlier, growing for a fifth straight month, government data showed on Wednesday.The median market forecast was for a 1.9 per cent gain.To view full tables, go to the website of the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry
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