India, June 27 -- Japan's retail sales growth eased to a three-month low in May and the unemployment remained stable, official data revealed on Friday.

Retail sales grew 2.2 percent on a yearly basis, slower than the 3.5 percent increase seen in April, data from the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry showed. This was the slowest growth in three months. Sales were forecast to grow 2.4 percent in May.

Month-on-month, retail sales fell 0.2 percent in May, in contrast to the 0.7 percent increase seen a month ago.

The unemployment rate remained unchanged at seasonally adjusted 2.5 percent in May, the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications reported. The figure also matched expectations.

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