 Total combined sales of both retail and wholesale products in 2007 came to ¥813bn, approximately a quarter less than sales in 1997 a decade prior.Due to Fukushima having long been the junction of the Ōshū Kaidō and Ushū Kaidō routes, it has developed into an important transportation hub.It is currently the location of where National Route 13 breaks off from National Route 4.