Japan – Retail sales for March: +11.0% y/y (vs. expected is +10.8%)

• prior was +3.6%

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For the m/m change, comes in at 6.3% m/m

• expected +6.0%
• prior was +0.3%

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The large jump in the result is due to the greater demand in front of the sales tax hike on April 1