Clothing sales in large department stores and supermarkets fell by .% year-on-year

According to the latest statistics from Japan’s Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, in March 2016, clothing sales in Japan’s large department stores and supermarkets were 374.2 billion yen, a year-on-year decrease of 6.6%. Among them, the sales of men’s clothing totaled 58.1 billion yen, down 6.4% year-on-year, the sales of women’s clothing and children’s clothing totaled 201.4 billion yen, down 7% year-on-year, and the sales of other clothing were 21 billion yen, down 7.1% year-on-year. (Data source: Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry of Japan)