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Showing posts with label Japanese retail sales. Show all posts

4/29/2014

Japan retail sales rise at fastest pace in 17 years before tax hike

(Reuters) - Japanese retail sales rose in March at their fastest pace in 17 years as consumers went on a shopping spree before a national sales tax hike took effect on April 1, setting the stage for a decline in consumer spending the following month.