Japan Retail sales for June: +13.1% m/m (expected 8.0%)

Japan Retail sales for June have risen 13.1% m/m

• expected 8.0% m/m, prior 2.1%

For the y/y, -1.2%

• expected -5.7% y/y, prior -12.3%

Handy beats for the numbers out of Japan.

Unlikely to be to of too much impact on the yen upon release