Japanese retail sales data for July

+0.1 % m/m

  • expected +0.2%
  • prior +1.5%

+1.5 % y/y

  • expected +1.2%
  • prior +1.7%

Data from japan tends not to move the yen too much upon release.

And that seems to be a trend that is holding for this one.

A beat for y/y though, and trundling along at gains most months for the past couple of years: