According to the latest statistics from the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry of Japan, the sales volume of clothing in Japan’s large department stores and supermarkets from January to March 2009 was 1,346.6 billion yen, a year-on-year decrease of 13.9%.
Among them, sales in March were 453.2 billion yen, a year-on-year decrease of 15.6%, a decrease higher than the previous two months (a decrease of 11.8% in January and a decrease of 15% in February).
See the table below for specific statistics:
Statistical amount of clothing sales in large department stores and supermarkets in Japan in March 2009 Unit: 100 million yen
| 3Monthly sales | YoY% | |
| Total clothing | 4532 | -15.6 |
| Men’s clothing | 674 | -15 |
| Women’s and children’s clothing | 2513 | -15.2 |
| Other clothing | 288 | -20.4 |
| Clothing accessories | 1057 | -15.7 |
