TABLE-Japan Sept retail sales +0.5 pct yr/yr

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TOKYO, Oct 29 (Reuters) - Japanese retail sales rose 0.5
percent in September from a year earlier, government data showed
on Monday, compared with economists' median forecast for a 0.7
percent fall.

Compared with August, retail sales were down 1.5 percent on a
seasonally adjusted basis, the Ministry of Economy, Trade and
Industry said.

Details were as follows (some previous figures may be
revised):
Year-on-year SEPT AUG
Retail +0.5 (-0.7) +0.5
Large stores (same-store basis) +2.0 -0.1
Large stores -0.3 +1.7
Wholesale +1.5 +3.8
Overall +1.3 +3.0
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Month-on-month SEPT AUG
Retail -1.5 +3.9
Wholesale -10.1 +3.8
Overall -7.9 +3.7
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Note: Large stores include department stores and
supermarkets. Overall retail sales also include car dealerships
and smaller stores.

To view full tables, go to the home page of the Ministry of
Economy, Trade and Industry here