Supermarket September sales decreased by 4.6% from the same month of the previous year Impact of refraining from going out such as clothing October 21, 18:47
Last month's sales at major supermarkets across the country fell 4.6% compared to the same month last year, falling below last year's results for the first time in five months.
This is because sales of clothing and other items have fallen sharply due to the effects of refraining from going out due to the new coronavirus.
According to the Japan Chain Stores Association, last month's sales of 10,851 major supermarkets nationwide were 1,015 billion yen.
Compared to existing stores that were open in the same month last year, it decreased by 4.6%, falling below last year's results for the first time in five months.
Due to the refraining from going out due to the new coronavirus, sales of clothing decreased by 23.5% compared to the same month last year, and housing-related items such as home appliances and furniture also rushed in demand in September last year before the consumption tax hike. It echoed that it decreased by 13.4% due to the reaction.
Atsushi Inoue, Managing Director of the Japan Chain Stores Association, said, "Economic activity is gradually resuming and the movement of people is increasing, but there is concern that consumption will be affected by increasing employment and wage trends. I have. "