In 2022, retail sales value of chocolate amounted to around 575 billion Japanese yen, accounting for the largest share of the confectionery retail sales in Japan. Traditional Japanese confectionery (wagashi) ranked in third, with more than 470 billion yen. Wagashi refers to bite-sized sweets in Japan and are commonly served during Japanese tea ceremony.
Retail sales value of confectionery in Japan in 2022, by product category (in billion Japanese yen)
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All Nippon Kashi Association (Japan). (March 31, 2023). Retail sales value of confectionery in Japan in 2022, by product category (in billion Japanese yen) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 29, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/745255/japan-confectionery-retail-sales-value-by-product/
All Nippon Kashi Association (Japan). "Retail sales value of confectionery in Japan in 2022, by product category (in billion Japanese yen)." Chart. March 31, 2023. Statista. Accessed March 29, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/745255/japan-confectionery-retail-sales-value-by-product/
All Nippon Kashi Association (Japan). (2023). Retail sales value of confectionery in Japan in 2022, by product category (in billion Japanese yen). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 29, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/745255/japan-confectionery-retail-sales-value-by-product/
All Nippon Kashi Association (Japan). "Retail Sales Value of Confectionery in Japan in 2022, by Product Category (in Billion Japanese Yen)." Statista, Statista Inc., 31 Mar 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/745255/japan-confectionery-retail-sales-value-by-product/
All Nippon Kashi Association (Japan), Retail sales value of confectionery in Japan in 2022, by product category (in billion Japanese yen) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/745255/japan-confectionery-retail-sales-value-by-product/ (last visited March 29, 2024)
Retail sales value of confectionery in Japan in 2022, by product category (in billion Japanese yen) [Graph], All Nippon Kashi Association (Japan), March 31, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/745255/japan-confectionery-retail-sales-value-by-product/