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Japan Retail Sales Planned 2026-08-31 08:50 Asia/Tokyo: data, chart, and analysis

Japan Retail Sales came in at 13,842 on Aug 31, 2026, compared with 13,034 previously. See the full release history, chart, Bank of Japan context, and API access for this series.

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Actual
13,842
Previous
13,034
Forecast
--
Reference period
2026-07-31

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Japan Retail Sales release chart

Market context, recent readings, and scenario notes for this announcement.

Japan Retail Sales chart through 2026-07-31
JPY Retail Sales readings through 2026-07-31. Latest: 13,842.

Retail Sales release read

Japan Retail Sales came in at 13,842 on Aug 31, 2026, compared with 13,034 previously. See the full release history, chart, Bank of Japan context, and API access for this series.

The parent Retail Sales page shows the full time series for Japan. This release page keeps the realised value, prior value, forecast, reference period, and publication time together for the individual announcement.

For JPY event-risk work, the important read is whether this print changes the recent trend or simply extends it. Compare the actual value with the previous and forecast fields above, then use the raw JSON below for backtests keyed to the stable announcement ID.

Release data snapshot

The values below are the citation fields for this announcement.

Public release ID jpy_retail_sales_2026-08-30
API announcement ID jpy_retail_sales_2026-07-31
Release time
Planned 2026-08-30 23:50 UTC
Reference period date 2026-07-31
Actual value 13,842
Previous value 13,034
Forecast --
Surprise --
Announcement timestamp 1788133800

API data for this announcement

The API endpoint returns the full Japan Retail Sales history. Clients can filter by date or match this row by announcement_id.

Forecasts live in the predictions endpoint and use the same announcement identifier where available. That is the preferred join key for realised values, forecast surprises, and release-event backtests.

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Newer release

Planned 2026-09-30 08:50 Asia/Tokyo · 13,052

Older release

Planned 2026-07-31 08:50 Asia/Tokyo · 13,034

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Common questions about this release

The value, its publication time, the next scheduled date, and the official publisher for Japan Retail Sales.

What did Japan Retail Sales come in at, and how did it compare with the forecast and the previous reading?

Japan Retail Sales was 13,842 JPY bn in July 2026. The previous reading was 13,034 JPY bn.

When was this Japan Retail Sales release published?

The official schedule lists Aug 31, 2026 at 08:50 Asia/Tokyo. The actual publication time is unavailable.

When is the next Japan Retail Sales release?

The next Japan Retail Sales release is scheduled for Oct 30, 2026.

What is the official source for Japan Retail Sales?

Statistics Bureau publishes the official Retail Sales series. FXMacroData stores every release with its announcement timestamp and serves it from the announcements endpoint for this series.

Raw announcement payload

Field names are preserved for traceability and downstream testing.

{
  "announcement_datetime": 1788133800,
  "announcement_id": "jpy_retail_sales_2026-07-31",
  "announcement_source_url": "https://www.meti.go.jp/statistics/tyo/syoudou/yotei/xml/e-stat_syoudou.xml",
  "capture_time_basis": "backfill_fetch_completed",
  "collected_at_iso": "2026-09-03T05:46:16.690313Z",
  "collected_at_ns": 1788414376690312574,
  "date": "2026-07-31",
  "observed_at_ns": 1789534768897701899,
  "official_planned_release_datetime": 1788133800,
  "previous_value": 13034.0,
  "publication_time_basis": "official_schedule",
  "publication_time_precision": "minute",
  "publication_time_status": "unverified",
  "revisions": [
    {
      "announcement_source_url": "https://www.meti.go.jp/statistics/tyo/syoudou/yotei/xml/e-stat_syoudou.xml",
      "epoch": 1788133800,
      "publication_time_precision": "minute",
      "publication_time_status": "unverified",
      "val": 13880.0
    },
    {
      "announcement_source_url": "https://www.meti.go.jp/statistics/tyo/syoudou/yotei/xml/e-stat_syoudou.xml",
      "epoch": 1788133800,
      "publication_time_precision": "minute",
      "publication_time_status": "unverified",
      "val": 13842.0
    },
    {
      "announcement_source_url": "https://www.meti.go.jp/statistics/tyo/syoudou/yotei/xml/e-stat_syoudou.xml",
      "capture_time_basis": "fetch_completed",
      "epoch": 1788133800,
      "is_first_release": false,
      "observed_at_ns": 1789103831237980771,
      "publication_time_precision": "minute",
      "publication_time_status": "unverified",
      "val": 13880.0,
      "vintage_status": "captured_snapshot"
    },
    {
      "announcement_source_url": "https://www.meti.go.jp/statistics/tyo/syoudou/yotei/xml/e-stat_syoudou.xml",
      "capture_time_basis": "fetch_completed",
      "epoch": 1788133800,
      "is_first_release": false,
      "observed_at_ns": 1789534768897701899,
      "publication_time_precision": "minute",
      "publication_time_status": "unverified",
      "val": 13842.0,
      "vintage_status": "captured_snapshot"
    }
  ],
  "val": 13842.0,
  "vintage_status": "captured_snapshot"
}