Jewelry Sales Keep Growing In Japan
October 18, 11(IDEX Online News) – Contrary to all other product categories sold at
Department store sales in
The increase in Precious Metal Jewelry & Art category sales, which serves as an indicator of luxury sales, is the fifth consecutive month of increases.
Of the 23 tracked product categories, the only other category that posted an increase was the sub-food category Side Dish.
Department store sales totaled more than 4,369 billion yen ($56.91 billion)
In Tokyo, combined sales at 25 department stores fell 3.6 percent year-over-year in September, the third straight monthly decline.