Retail sales edged up 0.1 percent to 10.18 trillion yen in September for the seventh straight monthly rise, mainly due to surging fuel prices, the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry said Thursday.
The seven-month year-on-year rise is the longest since an eight-month stretch between May and December 1994. METI maintained its basic assessment of the retail sector, saying modest recovery is continuing.
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