Japan’s DIY market grows

The number of stores in Japan’s home improvement market continues to grow more strongly than the market volume. Sales by the sector last year amounted to JPY 3,978 bn (yen), with revenue increasing by 0.9 per cent. The number of stores increased by 2.5 per cent to 4 540. The figures were published by the Japan DIY Industry Association.
You can read about the development of the market in Japan since 1990 in the DIYglobal trade topic section Countries + markets.