On a monthly basis, retail sales declined by 0.4% in June, reversing from an upwardly revised 1.4% gain in May.
Industrial production in Japan increased by 2.0% month-over-month in June 2023, compared with market estimates of a 2.4% growth and after a final 2.2% fall a month earlier, flash data showed.
This was the fourth time of gain in industrial output so far this year and the strongest pace since February.
On an annual basis, industrial output declined by 0.4% in June, shifting from a 4.2% rise in May which was the steepest expansion since September 2022.