Autumn and winter clothing ◇, strong fresh food discount stores prefecture (department stores and supermarkets) in October sales of 590 billion 309 million yen, based on all branches (including new stores) increased 1.9 percent in the previous year, the existing and-for-like increase of 0.1 percent, Tohoku Bureau of Economy, Trade and Industry found in the summary of the previous year, having exceeded two years and three months together. In addition to decline in late October began selling in the autumn and winter clothing sales have been slowing down followed by late summer heat, fresh food and personal items were favorable.
Sales of large retail stores in the prefecture (based on all stores), compared with a year earlier to 2.1 percent since July 08 and will remain at a negative growth. By the consumer slowdown and collapse of Lehman Brothers, March 09 declined 6.5%, November 2003 dropped to 5.5% decrease.
Since last summer, in addition to the gradual recovery of private consumption, summer clothing and air-conditioning appliances and energy-saving effect of eco-points heat, such as increased sales of consumer electronics flat screen TV. The recovered to 1.5 percent in June, down 1.1 percent decline in September same.
A breakdown by sales of merchandise in October, the strong drop in temperature that autumn and winter clothing from late May, the same as the 12.7 percent decline in September was improved from 6.2% decline. Personal items such as the 9.1 percent increase in women's shoes and handbags, furniture and consumer electronics as much grew 8.1 percent increase. Partly due to soaring prices of vegetables, food and beverage is the increase of 2.4 percent.
The agency "can suddenly become cold, autumn and winter consumption has finally started to move. Also notable sales in November," trying to. - Suzuki Kazuya;

Morning Sun, December 15

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