Japan Oct retail sales rise 4.3% year/year - govt

Japanese retail sales rose 4.3% in October from a year earlier, growing for an eighth straight month, government data showed on Tuesday.

The growth, however, was lower than a median market forecast for a 5.0% gain.

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