JAPAN REPORTS A RISE IN SUPERMARKET SALES FOR THE MONTH OF JUNE

Highlights –

• Japan reports a rise in supermarket sales for the month of June.
• Sale rose by 3.4 percent in June from a year earlier.
• Sales of food climbed, while sales of clothing fell.
• Japan saw a rise in COVID-19 cases, mostly in Tokyo and Osaka prefectures.

According to an industry body on Wednesday, supermarket sales in Japan rose by 3.4 percent in J....