Asia Retail Sales MoM

Insights

China's retail sales month-over-month contracted by -0.18% in September 2025, down from 0.25% in August 2025.
Japan's retail sales declined by 1.1% month-over-month in August 2025. This follows a 0.3% month-over-month increase in July 2025.
South Korea's retail sales decreased by 2.4% month-over-month in August 2025. This follows a 2.7% increase in July 2025 and is the lowest reading since February 2024.

Data is available for the period 1985 to 2025 across 10 countries in Asia.

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Country	Current Value	Previous Value	Prior Year	Frequency	Period
China	-0.2%	0.2%	0.5%	Monthly	Sep'25
Japan	-1.1%	-1.6%	0.5%	Monthly	Aug'25
South Korea	-2.4%	2.7%	1.5%	Monthly	Aug'25
Indonesia	0.6%	-4.1%	1.7%	Monthly	Aug'25
Singapore	0.5%	3.9%	0.4%	Monthly	Aug'25
Israel	-1.9%	11.9%	-4.4%	Monthly	Aug'25
Vietnam	1.1%	-0.2%		Monthly	Jun'24
Malaysia	0.5%	-0.8%	1%	Monthly	Aug'25
Hong Kong	2.3%	-1%	0%	Monthly	Aug'25
Taiwan	0.6%	0.8%	3.2%	Monthly	Sep'25

Asia Retail Sales MoM : Definition

Retail Sales MoM is the month-to-month change in the total value of goods sold by retailers.