Japan Supermarket Sales Growth
Year-on-year change in supermarket sales for all stores and existing stores, by product department (fresh produce, seafood, meat, deli, daily food, general grocery, non-food), by region and by chain size, monthly from April 2010.
| Indicator | 07-2026 | 06-2026 | 05-2026 | 04-2026 | 03-2026 | 02-2026 | 01-2026 | 12-2025 | 11-2025 | 10-2025 | 09-2025 | 08-2025 | 07-2025 | 06-2025 | 05-2025 | 04-2025 | 03-2025 | 02-2025 | 01-2025 | 12-2024 | 11-2024 | 10-2024 | 09-2024 | 08-2024 | 07-2024 | 06-2024 | 05-2024 | 04-2024 | 03-2024 | 02-2024 | 01-2024 | 12-2023 | 11-2023 | 10-2023 | 09-2023 | 08-2023 | 07-2023 | |
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| All stores, year-on-year3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total sales3 | 1.11 | 0.86 | 4.38 | 2.14 | 1.56 | 2.51 | 3.39 | 1.84 | 4.38 | 3.46 | 3.56 | 2.58 | 5.22 | 4.41 | 4.47 | 4.74 | 4.61 | 2.94 | 4.81 | 4.77 | 5.41 | 2.03 | 3.15 | 5.78 | 1.35 | 4.73 | 2.56 | 2.68 | 6.53 | 6.06 | 2.91 | 3.32 | 4.47 | 5.01 | 4.78 | 4.97 | 4.96 | |
| Food total4 | 1.25 | 1.24 | 4.24 | 2.11 | 1.42 | 2.74 | 3.52 | 2.24 | 4.68 | 3.69 | 3.88 | 2.91 | 5.77 | 4.74 | 4.82 | 5.2 | 5 | 3.2 | 5.22 | 5.06 | 5.63 | 2.39 | 3.3 | 5.99 | 1.55 | 4.99 | 2.84 | 2.89 | 6.83 | 6.41 | 3.3 | 4.07 | 4.95 | 5.63 | 5.36 | 5.49 | 5.38 | |
| Fresh food (three departments)3 | 3.92 | 3.98 | 5.78 | 2.78 | 0.7 | 1.83 | 2.86 | 1 | 3.44 | 1.87 | 2.51 | 2.55 | 3.51 | 1.87 | 2.09 | 2.87 | 4.28 | 2.84 | 5.45 | 5.51 | 5.68 | 1.61 | 3.67 | 5.39 | 1.34 | 4.87 | 2.6 | 2.51 | 6.28 | 5.46 | 2.17 | 3.3 | 4.31 | 4.4 | 4.15 | 2.81 | 3.95 | |
| Fruit and vegetables | 3.93 | 3.08 | 4.89 | 0.38 | -3.44 | -0.8 | -0 | -0.87 | 2.19 | 1.03 | 1.77 | 1.78 | 3.28 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 3.52 | 9.03 | 7.55 | 10.59 | 10.08 | 7.92 | 2.32 | 4.72 | 6.84 | 1.76 | 6.44 | 5.17 | 5.31 | 6.75 | 5.86 | 3.29 | 6.34 | 6.28 | 7.21 | 5.68 | 2.81 | 3.93 | |
| Seafood | 3.97 | 4.21 | 7.22 | 3.65 | 3.5 | 3.34 | 2.57 | 0.92 | 2.35 | 1.09 | 3.4 | 2.5 | 2.74 | 1.02 | 1.29 | 0.71 | -0.39 | -1.33 | 2.54 | 2.12 | 4.13 | 1.1 | 3.01 | 4.79 | 1.86 | 5.02 | 2.34 | 2.85 | 6.44 | 6.42 | 3.03 | 4.01 | 3.93 | 5.21 | 6.31 | 4.5 | 4.2 | |
| Meat | 3.86 | 4.89 | 5.79 | 5.09 | 3.98 | 3.99 | 6.59 | 3.28 | 5.64 | 3.44 | 2.83 | 3.6 | 4.37 | 3.76 | 4.23 | 3.68 | 2.07 | 0.42 | 1.81 | 3.28 | 4.27 | 1.09 | 2.8 | 3.96 | 0.44 | 2.92 | -0.17 | -0.91 | 5.6 | 4.32 | 0.32 | -0.45 | 2.44 | 0.62 | 0.76 | 1.57 | 3.77 | |
| Prepared food (deli) | 3.21 | 2.9 | 6.1 | 3.31 | 4.49 | 5.88 | 4.53 | 3.57 | 5.34 | 4.29 | 4.84 | 5.44 | 6.26 | 5.46 | 5.29 | 5.34 | 4.87 | 2.46 | 6.68 | 5.28 | 6.78 | 4.46 | 4.21 | 5.48 | 2.88 | 5.2 | 3.86 | 3.58 | 4.54 | 6.58 | 4.37 | 4.41 | 4.56 | 5.61 | 7.38 | 6.66 | 6.42 | |
| Daily delivered food | 1.05 | 0.85 | 4.06 | 2.25 | 2.25 | 3.1 | 4.12 | 2.94 | 5.39 | 3.78 | 3.88 | 4.25 | 6.45 | 5.21 | 4.13 | 4.13 | 3.2 | 1.65 | 3.3 | 3.15 | 3.24 | 0.8 | 0.95 | 2.68 | -0.3 | 2.95 | 1.78 | 2.34 | 7.06 | 7.29 | 3.81 | 5.5 | 6.24 | 8 | 8.81 | 8.75 | 7.44 | |
| General grocery | -2.64 | -2.43 | 1.68 | 0.69 | 0.48 | 2.31 | 3.54 | 2.83 | 5.47 | 5.81 | 5.28 | 1.29 | 7.86 | 7.75 | 8.76 | 9.06 | 7.38 | 5.19 | 5.82 | 5.82 | 7 | 3.91 | 4.36 | 9.63 | 2.73 | 6.71 | 3.58 | 3.54 | 8.36 | 6.89 | 4.01 | 3.88 | 4.95 | 5.44 | 3.37 | 5.99 | 5.15 | |
| Non-food | -0.24 | -3.52 | 7.36 | 4.79 | 3.39 | -1.27 | 0.88 | -4.16 | 0.81 | 0.31 | -0.82 | -3.32 | -1.96 | 0.31 | -0.86 | -2.31 | -0.68 | -1.15 | 0.37 | 2 | 1.92 | -3.63 | 1.51 | 3.9 | -0.78 | 1.84 | -0.63 | 1.32 | 3.99 | 3.12 | -0.48 | -3.22 | 0.98 | -0.62 | 0.1 | 2.39 | 2.67 | |
| Other | -0.8 | -2.44 | 2.24 | -0.51 | 2.33 | 1.41 | 2.23 | -0.42 | 2.15 | 1.27 | 0.33 | -1 | 1 | 1.6 | 2.74 | 2.69 | 3.54 | 1.61 | 3.7 | 2.31 | 4.27 | 3.86 | 1.12 | 3.61 | 0.69 | 4.23 | 3.24 | 2.02 | 4.76 | 2.79 | -2.26 | -2.02 | 0.5 | -0.96 | -1.47 | -3.49 | -0.86 | |
| By region6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hokkaido and Tohoku | -0.78 | -1.08 | 3.67 | 1.61 | 0.44 | 2.54 | 3.87 | 1.34 | 3.48 | 3.39 | 1.94 | 4.47 | 5.6 | 3.94 | 4.46 | 4.03 | 4.1 | 1.46 | 2.44 | 3.12 | 4.87 | 0.04 | 1.78 | 3.86 | -1.17 | 5.41 | 2.1 | 1.02 | 6.77 | 6.4 | 3.18 | 4.2 | 4.37 | 4.81 | 5.03 | 5.89 | 4.78 | |
| Kanto | 2.45 | 1.53 | 5.31 | 3.15 | 1.91 | 3.2 | 3.47 | 2.05 | 5.05 | 4 | 3.93 | 3.06 | 5.77 | 5.87 | 4.86 | 5.44 | 5.18 | 3.15 | 6.09 | 6.09 | 7.18 | 2.71 | 3.72 | 7.23 | 2.32 | 5.16 | 3.59 | 3.54 | 7.23 | 7.08 | 3.56 | 3.86 | 5.07 | 5.69 | 5.3 | 4.27 | 4.74 | |
| Chubu | 0.57 | 0.59 | 3.67 | 2.05 | 0.82 | 2.33 | 4.15 | 2.33 | 4.89 | 3.22 | 2.77 | 2.91 | 5.91 | 2.85 | 4.77 | 4.45 | 4.44 | 3.2 | 3.47 | 3.42 | 4.14 | 1.66 | 2.7 | 5.33 | 0.09 | 4.85 | 3.12 | 2.21 | 7.18 | 7.43 | 4.21 | 4.61 | 5.22 | 5.3 | 5.38 | 7.45 | 6.52 | |
| Kinki | -0.09 | 1.41 | 2.9 | 0.55 | 2.03 | 1.92 | 2.68 | 2.41 | 3.52 | 2.79 | 4.66 | 1.28 | 5.38 | 3.8 | 4.14 | 4.8 | 4.34 | 3.7 | 5.14 | 4.61 | 3.58 | 2.89 | 2.94 | 4.56 | 1.9 | 2.78 | 0.94 | 3.37 | 4.4 | 3.59 | 1.52 | 1.83 | 3.09 | 3.79 | 3.49 | 4.6 | 4.39 | |
| Chugoku and Shikoku | 2.38 | 1.66 | 4.78 | 1.45 | 1.79 | 1.81 | 3.24 | 1.23 | 4.45 | 3.03 | 2.85 | 2.22 | 4 | 3.83 | 4.66 | 5.28 | 5.29 | 4.32 | 5.53 | 5.2 | 5.67 | 2.3 | 3.79 | 6.69 | 1.94 | 5.41 | 1.94 | 1.59 | 6.93 | 6.26 | 2.92 | 3.66 | 5.8 | 6.4 | 5.27 | 4 | 5.75 | |
| Kyushu and Okinawa | 1.28 | -1.39 | 5.95 | 3.2 | 2.14 | 0.77 | 2.39 | -0.66 | 2.48 | 2.7 | 4.12 | -1.91 | -0.51 | 2.28 | 1.45 | 0.43 | 1.73 | 0.07 | 2.24 | 2.65 | 3.16 | -0.28 | 3.24 | 4.34 | 1.21 | 4.95 | 0.93 | 1.54 | 5.65 | 5.12 | 1.01 | 0.41 | 2.76 | 2.98 | 3.89 | 4.58 | 4.74 | |
| By chain size5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chains of 1-3 stores | -2.88 | -3.85 | 2.07 | -2.29 | -3.69 | -1.75 | -4.07 | -2.03 | 0.69 | -1.83 | -2.81 | -4.32 | 0.9 | -0.1 | 0.8 | 1.91 | 0.39 | -1.6 | -1.16 | -1.17 | -0.92 | -3.45 | -1.19 | 0.82 | -4.98 | -0.99 | -2.72 | -3.52 | -0.37 | 0.37 | -3.17 | -2.85 | -3.08 | -2.74 | -4.27 | -2.61 | -2.39 | |
| Chains of 4-10 stores | 0.82 | -1.09 | 1.28 | -1.36 | -0.39 | -0.22 | 0.2 | -0.89 | 2.34 | 1.74 | 0.54 | -0.73 | 2.32 | 2.15 | 2.7 | 3.57 | 3.18 | 1.41 | 2.82 | 3.02 | 2.18 | -1.81 | 1.4 | 3.75 | 0.16 | 2.9 | 0.85 | 0.36 | 3.55 | 2.96 | 0.51 | 2.19 | 2.97 | 3.17 | 2.02 | 2.55 | 1.98 | |
| Chains of 11-25 stores | 0.77 | 0.92 | 4.42 | 1.83 | 0.52 | 1.36 | 2.68 | 1.55 | 3.7 | 2.67 | 3.02 | 2.5 | 5.15 | 4.37 | 4.52 | 4.68 | 4.8 | 2.17 | 2.77 | 2.85 | 4.21 | 0.52 | 1.55 | 3.84 | -0.97 | 3.05 | 0.67 | 0.59 | 4.74 | 5.06 | 1.68 | 1.53 | 2.89 | 3.18 | 2.96 | 3.57 | 3.29 | |
| Chains of 26-50 stores | 0.66 | 1.09 | 4.25 | 1.98 | 1.57 | 2.57 | 3.37 | 1.96 | 3.47 | 3.23 | 3.09 | 2.54 | 4.92 | 3.23 | 4.32 | 4.02 | 3.91 | 2.02 | 3.5 | 3.27 | 4.58 | 0.91 | 2 | 4.19 | 0.89 | 4.44 | 2.64 | 2.25 | 6.32 | 6.44 | 2.82 | 3.87 | 4.8 | 5.47 | 5.16 | 6.21 | 5.57 | |
| Chains of 51 or more stores | 1.26 | 0.91 | 4.57 | 2.39 | 1.81 | 2.8 | 3.67 | 1.99 | 4.78 | 3.72 | 3.93 | 2.82 | 5.49 | 4.92 | 4.62 | 5.02 | 4.89 | 3.41 | 5.55 | 5.58 | 6.05 | 2.8 | 3.79 | 6.56 | 1.88 | 5.16 | 2.92 | 3.28 | 7.05 | 6.29 | 3.25 | 3.5 | 4.71 | 5.26 | 5.11 | 5 | 5.23 | |
| Existing stores, year-on-year3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total sales3 | -0.02 | -0.19 | 3.14 | 0.87 | 0.37 | 1.29 | 2.24 | 0.77 | 3.48 | 2.42 | 2.38 | 1.39 | 4.21 | 3.11 | 3.36 | 3.53 | 3.57 | 2.2 | 3.63 | 3.78 | 4.1 | 0.85 | 2 | 4.97 | 0.49 | 3.83 | 1.69 | 1.81 | 5.35 | 5.05 | 2.05 | 2.21 | 3.45 | 3.92 | 3.81 | 3.96 | 3.83 | |
| Food total4 | 0.07 | 0.01 | 2.92 | 0.7 | 0.17 | 1.49 | 2.35 | 1.17 | 3.73 | 2.63 | 2.67 | 1.71 | 4.69 | 3.37 | 3.68 | 3.95 | 3.9 | 2.42 | 3.96 | 3.99 | 4.32 | 1.16 | 2.06 | 5.04 | 0.6 | 4.02 | 1.82 | 1.93 | 5.49 | 5.36 | 2.37 | 2.8 | 3.74 | 4.46 | 4.3 | 4.35 | 4.09 | |
| Fresh food (three departments)3 | 2.57 | 2.66 | 4.28 | 1.37 | -0.55 | 0.64 | 1.74 | -0.02 | 2.55 | 0.93 | 1.21 | 1.16 | 2.42 | 0.42 | 0.86 | 1.51 | 3.1 | 1.97 | 4.13 | 4.32 | 4.27 | 0.28 | 2.39 | 4.52 | 0.36 | 3.86 | 1.59 | 1.51 | 4.93 | 4.44 | 1.23 | 2.34 | 3.06 | 3.57 | 3.4 | 2.03 | 2.66 | |
| Fruit and vegetables | 2.75 | 1.89 | 3.61 | -0.84 | -4.59 | -1.86 | -1.03 | -1.8 | 1.37 | 0.18 | 0.67 | 0.61 | 2.42 | -0.42 | -0.25 | 2.33 | 7.91 | 6.77 | 9.27 | 8.94 | 6.65 | 1.14 | 3.55 | 6.11 | 0.86 | 5.5 | 4.27 | 4.43 | 5.59 | 4.92 | 2.45 | 5.22 | 5.09 | 6.15 | 4.68 | 1.85 | 2.78 | |
| Seafood | 2.48 | 2.84 | 5.62 | 2.2 | 2.19 | 2.22 | 1.4 | -0.09 | 1.45 | 0.16 | 1.99 | 0.94 | 1.42 | -0.59 | -0.08 | -0.81 | -1.67 | -2.21 | 1.23 | 0.91 | 2.64 | -0.32 | 1.67 | 3.88 | 0.9 | 4.02 | 1.27 | 1.77 | 5.04 | 5.36 | 1.95 | 2.68 | 2.56 | 3.99 | 5.15 | 3.29 | 2.79 | |
| Meat | 2.43 | 3.44 | 4.13 | 3.51 | 2.65 | 2.61 | 5.43 | 2.15 | 4.67 | 2.41 | 1.33 | 2.04 | 3.21 | 2.18 | 2.88 | 2.23 | 0.87 | -0.55 | 0.43 | 2.06 | 2.77 | -0.35 | 1.4 | 2.95 | -0.67 | 1.79 | -1.28 | -1.99 | 4.08 | 3.23 | -0.64 | -0.98 | 1.21 | 0.28 | 0.6 | 1.31 | 2.42 | |
| Prepared food (deli) | 1.86 | 1.55 | 4.59 | 1.81 | 2.85 | 4.36 | 2.95 | 2.33 | 4.08 | 2.94 | 3.48 | 3.84 | 4.72 | 3.67 | 3.74 | 3.77 | 3.19 | 1.15 | 4.8 | 3.75 | 4.97 | 2.97 | 2.77 | 4.28 | 1.68 | 4.06 | 2.64 | 2.43 | 3.04 | 5.37 | 3.29 | 3.02 | 3.23 | 4.31 | 6.02 | 5.3 | 4.9 | |
| Daily delivered food | -0.08 | -0.4 | 2.72 | 0.63 | 0.44 | 1.21 | 2.41 | 1.21 | 3.86 | 2.07 | 2.56 | 3.11 | 5.29 | 3.76 | 3.14 | 3.3 | 2.26 | 1.06 | 2.21 | 2.32 | 2.13 | -0.2 | -0.05 | 1.95 | -1.05 | 2.17 | 0.74 | 1.36 | 5.82 | 6.21 | 2.88 | 3.54 | 4.95 | 6.21 | 7.07 | 6.91 | 6.08 | |
| General grocery | -3.6 | -3.49 | 0.66 | -0.52 | -0.22 | 1.58 | 2.87 | 2.25 | 5.02 | 5.23 | 4.36 | 0.45 | 7.03 | 6.7 | 7.83 | 7.78 | 6.52 | 4.6 | 4.76 | 4.9 | 5.84 | 2.71 | 3.05 | 8.5 | 1.77 | 5.69 | 2.66 | 2.72 | 7.02 | 5.89 | 3.16 | 2.76 | 3.89 | 4.33 | 2.55 | 5 | 4.02 | |
| Non-food | -1.32 | -3.21 | 6.5 | 3.86 | 2.43 | -1.74 | 0.21 | -3.97 | 0.45 | -0.03 | -1.2 | -3.47 | -1.91 | -0.38 | -0.76 | -2.44 | -0.9 | -1.31 | 0.38 | 1.63 | 1.15 | -3.62 | 1.08 | 3.58 | -1.08 | 1.24 | -1.06 | 1.24 | 3.43 | 2.66 | -1.15 | -3.67 | 0.28 | -1.25 | -0.13 | 1.73 | 1.86 | |
| Other | -0.9 | -3.02 | 1.59 | -0.93 | 1.46 | -0.58 | 1.3 | -1.82 | 1.48 | 0.59 | -0.3 | -1.83 | 0.2 | 1.22 | 2.76 | 2.65 | 2.61 | 0.9 | 2.37 | 1.38 | 3.43 | 2.4 | 0.96 | 3.7 | 0.85 | 4.36 | 2.83 | 2.16 | 3.72 | 1.71 | -2.6 | -3.03 | -0.99 | -2.22 | -2.72 | -4.78 | -1.51 | |
| By region6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hokkaido and Tohoku | -1.45 | -1.55 | 3.1 | 1.09 | -0.45 | 1 | 2.09 | -0.18 | 2.44 | 1.91 | 0.21 | 2.53 | 3.78 | 1.96 | 2.57 | 2.37 | 3.02 | 0.93 | 2.23 | 2.66 | 4.01 | -1.14 | 0.81 | 3.11 | -1.97 | 4.65 | 1.4 | 0.71 | 5.92 | 5.83 | 2.76 | 4.11 | 3.79 | 4.38 | 4.55 | 5.5 | 4.13 | |
| Kanto | 0.71 | 0.1 | 3.66 | 1.57 | 0.39 | 1.99 | 2.38 | 1.09 | 4.17 | 3.15 | 2.82 | 1.78 | 4.86 | 4.18 | 3.75 | 4.18 | 3.94 | 2.61 | 4.33 | 4.62 | 5.22 | 1.59 | 2.44 | 6.48 | 1.48 | 4.2 | 2.65 | 2.46 | 6.15 | 6.11 | 2.62 | 2.81 | 3.81 | 4.51 | 4.12 | 2.96 | 3.19 | |
| Chubu | -0.57 | 0.02 | 2.63 | 1.15 | -0.13 | 1.74 | 3.14 | 1.24 | 4.07 | 2.19 | 1.88 | 1.74 | 4.76 | 1.81 | 3.6 | 3.22 | 3.24 | 1.92 | 2.48 | 2.55 | 3.32 | 0.74 | 1.98 | 4.81 | -0.7 | 4.01 | 1.47 | 0.67 | 5.25 | 5.18 | 2.18 | 2.12 | 4.26 | 3.6 | 4.13 | 6.09 | 4.63 | |
| Kinki | -0.73 | 0.33 | 1.93 | -0.77 | 0.94 | 0.15 | 1.17 | 0.77 | 2.31 | 1.24 | 3.27 | 0.2 | 4.04 | 2.62 | 2.68 | 3.15 | 3.31 | 2.48 | 3.97 | 3.56 | 2.49 | 1.17 | 1.45 | 3.49 | 0.79 | 1.84 | 0.46 | 2.53 | 3.33 | 2.66 | 0.7 | 0.97 | 2.19 | 2.71 | 2.49 | 3.52 | 3.57 | |
| Chugoku and Shikoku | 1.4 | 0.15 | 3.34 | -0.49 | 0.62 | 0.67 | 2.29 | 0.52 | 3.17 | 1.81 | 1.54 | 1.53 | 4.37 | 3.78 | 4.33 | 4.53 | 4.33 | 3.36 | 4.5 | 3.92 | 4.84 | 0.82 | 2.55 | 5.32 | 0.77 | 4.03 | 0.98 | 1.28 | 5.34 | 5.29 | 2.53 | 2.3 | 3.85 | 4.65 | 4.04 | 2.82 | 4.84 | |
| Kyushu and Okinawa | 1.25 | -1.58 | 4.77 | 2.26 | 1.73 | 0.85 | 3.25 | 0.32 | 3.32 | 3.33 | 4.61 | -1.65 | -0.26 | 2.7 | 2.87 | 1.92 | 2.79 | 0.48 | 2.41 | 4.19 | 2.64 | -0.21 | 2.95 | 3.91 | 1.09 | 4.89 | 0.55 | 1.13 | 4.48 | 5.26 | 1.25 | -0.67 | 3.25 | 3.26 | 4.4 | 5.02 | 5.44 | |
| By chain size5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chains of 1-3 stores | -2.88 | -4.32 | 2.07 | -2.29 | -3.74 | -0.71 | -2.63 | -0.54 | 2.31 | -0.01 | -1.24 | -3.07 | 2.43 | 1.53 | 0.8 | 1.91 | 2.82 | -0.61 | -0.08 | -0.28 | 0.72 | -2.33 | 0.05 | 2.29 | -3.78 | 0.45 | -0.92 | -1.89 | 1.43 | 2.45 | -1.17 | -0.33 | -1.18 | 0.81 | -0.79 | 1.01 | 1.33 | |
| Chains of 4-10 stores | -0.43 | -0.71 | 1.83 | -0.73 | -0.39 | 0.11 | 0.89 | -0.37 | 2.59 | 2.15 | 0.84 | -0.41 | 2.57 | 2.14 | 2.19 | 3.24 | 2.65 | 0.89 | 2.31 | 2.38 | 1.49 | -1.8 | 0.79 | 3.5 | -0.22 | 2.65 | 1.02 | 0.22 | 3.49 | 2.99 | 0.66 | 1.94 | 3.15 | 3.39 | 2.44 | 2.87 | 2.54 | |
| Chains of 11-25 stores | 0.19 | 0.8 | 4.25 | 1.51 | 0.55 | 1.31 | 2.51 | 1.23 | 3.89 | 2.63 | 1.99 | 1.64 | 4.04 | 3.52 | 3.69 | 3.68 | 4.13 | 1.68 | 2.96 | 2.85 | 3.82 | 0.66 | 2.4 | 4.81 | 0.02 | 3.9 | 1.53 | 1.29 | 5.28 | 5.28 | 1.73 | 1.64 | 3.1 | 3.28 | 3.2 | 3.62 | 3.41 | |
| Chains of 26-50 stores | -0.42 | 0.24 | 3.17 | 0.88 | 0.22 | 1.32 | 2.23 | 0.89 | 3.21 | 2.21 | 2.18 | 1.49 | 3.97 | 2.5 | 3.36 | 2.85 | 3.19 | 1.75 | 3.08 | 3.05 | 4.12 | 0.01 | 1.08 | 3.82 | -0.14 | 3.29 | 1.42 | 1.13 | 4.93 | 5.07 | 1.6 | 2.37 | 2.75 | 4.15 | 3.81 | 5.12 | 4.35 | |
| Chains of 51 or more stores | 0.07 | -0.38 | 3.07 | 0.88 | 0.44 | 1.35 | 2.3 | 0.75 | 3.55 | 2.47 | 2.58 | 1.45 | 4.4 | 3.3 | 3.4 | 3.72 | 3.67 | 2.47 | 3.95 | 4.21 | 4.32 | 1.26 | 2.26 | 5.37 | 0.78 | 4.05 | 1.84 | 2.18 | 5.6 | 5.16 | 2.3 | 2.27 | 3.73 | 3.99 | 3.98 | 3.77 | 3.83 |
Latest reading
Total sales stood at −0.02 % y/y in Jul 2026. That is +0.2 pp from Jun 2026 and −4.2 pp from a year earlier. The series on this page is monthly and runs from Apr 2010 to Jul 2026.
- Latest
- −0.02 % y/y
- Jul 2026
- vs previous period
- +0.2 pp
- Jun 2026
- vs a year earlier
- −4.2 pp
About this data
Year-on-year change in supermarket sales for all stores and existing stores, by product department (fresh produce, seafood, meat, deli, daily food, general grocery, non-food), by region and by chain size, monthly from April 2010. Joint monthly survey of the three Japanese supermarket associations (Japan Supermarkets Association, All Japan Supermarket Association, National Supermarket Association of Japan), covering about 270 member food supermarket companies.
