Japan April retail sales rise 5.8 pct year/year

TOKYO, May 29 (Reuters) - Japanese retail sales rose 5.8
percent in April from a year earlier, less than a median market
forecast for a 6.3 percent increase, government data showed on
Tuesday.
Retail sales continued to rise strongly compared with last
year, when they plunged following a devastating earthquake and
tsunami in March 2011.
Details were as follows (previous figures may be revised;
economists' median forecast in parentheses):
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Retail sales APRIL MARCH FEB
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year/year +5.8 (+6.3) +10.3 +3.4
month/month -0.3 -1.2 +2.0
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