Last month's sales at major supermarkets across the country increased 6% compared to the same month last year, partly due to a significant increase in clothing sales in reaction to last year's decline.
According to the summary of the Japan Chain Stores Association, sales of 11,804 stores nationwide last month were 1,081.5 billion yen, and a comparison of existing stores that were open a year ago shows that the same month last year. 6% increase compared to.
By product, foodstuffs, which account for more than half of total sales, decreased by 3.2%, but clothing increased sharply to 74.3% in reaction to the large decline due to the effect of refraining from going out during this period last year. did.
Atsushi Inoue, Managing Director of the Japan Chain Stores Association, said, "Last year was the first declaration of an emergency, causing confusion in consumption and society. Last month's growth reflected the reaction and is far from the actual situation of consumption. , I think that the desire to save money will continue against the background of uncertainties about the future. "