Japan Retail Sales: 12,873 JPY bn (September 2026)
Japan Retail Sales came in at 12,873 on Oct 30, 2026, compared with 13,072 previously. See the full release history, chart, Bank of Japan context, and API access for this series.
- Actual
- 12,873
- Previous
- 13,072
- Forecast
- --
- Next release
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September 2026
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What the release showed
Japan Retail Sales came in at 12,873 in the release of Oct 30, 2026, down 199 from 13,072.
Why Retail Sales matters for JPY
Consumer spending accounts for 60–70% of GDP in most developed economies. Strong retail sales indicate healthy household finances and tend to support the jpy by reducing the probability of rate cuts.
How to read it
A beat on retail sales is jpy-positive and may delay rate cuts. A sustained decline in retail sales signals consumer stress, which could prompt the Bank of Japan to ease, weakening the jpy.
What to watch next
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- Real vs nominal — an important distinction when inflation is high
- Holiday and seasonal adjustment effects
- Revisions to the prior month
Recent Japan Retail Sales releases
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| Released | Period | Actual | Previous | Forecast |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 30, 2026 | September 2026 | 12,873 | 13,072 | -- |
| Sep 30, 2026 | August 2026 | 13,072 | 13,842 | -- |
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29 Oct 2026 UTC
29 Oct 2026 UTC
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| Available within | 4 min 41 s of publication |
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import requests
resp = requests.get(
"https://api.fxmacrodata.com/v1/announcements/jpy/retail_sales",
headers={"X-API-Key": "YOUR_API_KEY"},
timeout=30,
)
rows = resp.json()["data"]
print(rows[-1])Match this release by announcement_id jpy_retail_sales_2026-09-30. Forecasts for the same release: /v1/predictions/jpy/retail_sales.
Release data snapshot
Citation fields for this announcement.
| Public release ID | jpy_retail_sales_2026-10-29 |
|---|---|
| API announcement ID | jpy_retail_sales_2026-09-30 |
| Release time |
Planned 2026-10-29 23:50 UTC
|
| Reference period date | 2026-09-30 |
| Actual value | 12,873 |
| Previous value | 13,072 |
| Forecast | -- |
| Surprise | -- |
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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 12,873 JPY bn in September 2026. The previous reading was 13,072 JPY bn.
When was this Japan Retail Sales release published?
The official schedule lists Oct 30, 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 date is added here as soon as the publisher confirms its official schedule.
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.
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