16 April 2001, 13:19 Tokyo department store sales fall 0.6% on year in March
Tokyo, April 16 (BridgeNews) - Sales at department stores in Tokyo
fell 0.6% in March from a year earlier to 189.8 billion yen, the Japan
Department Stores Association announced Monday. The sales fell on-year for
the third month in a row indicating personal consumption remains weak.
This data, for which 28 department stores in the Tokyo area were surveyed,
are usually the earliest available each month on retail sales.
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