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Strength in retail sales unlikely to last

Retail sales in Japan surprised on the upside in June and will provide a small boost to GDP. Temporary factors, including a last-minute surge in demand for digital televisions in June, will diminish and sales are likely to fall back to more normal levels in Q3.

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