Auto sales tumbled to a three-year low last month, the latest sign that consumer spending is slumping following the April 1 consumption tax increase.
Vehicle deliveries fell 9.1 percent from a year earlier to 333,471, the lowest since August 2011, according to industry figures released Monday.
Sales rose for seven straight months before the tax increase.
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