First-half sales at Japan's supermarkets totaled 7.86 trillion yen, down 4.4 percent from the same period the previous year, an industry association said Monday.
The sales covered 7,098 outlets run by 114 supermarket operators, the Japan Chain Stores Association said.
It marked the fourth consecutive year in which January-June sales declined from the year-earlier level.
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