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| II ) DESCRIPTION OF STATISTICAL SURVEYS AND OTHER STATISTICAL FINDINGS |
| 8.1 Census of Commerce(Designated Statistical Survey) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Responsible agency: Industrial Statistics Office, Research and Statistics Department, Economic and Industrial Policy Bureau, Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry. Purpose: To obtain basic data related to commerce for the formulation of commercial policy. Contents: According to the Census of Commerce conducted in June 2004, the number of wholesale and retail establishments in Japan was 1,610,000, down 3.4% from the previous census conducted in 2002, marking a decline for five consecutive censuses. The annual sales value of commodities was 539 trillion yen, down 1.8% from the previous census, marking a decline for five consecutive censuses. The number of persons engaged also declined by 1.6% to 12,410,000. By wholesale/retail, the number of wholesale establishments declined for five consecutive censuses, and the number of retail establishments declined for eight consecutive censuses since the 1982 census. The annual sales value of commodities declined for five consecutive censuses in the case of wholesale establishments, and that in the case of retail establishments declined for three consecutive censuses following the two previous census conducted in 1999, which marked the first decline since the survey of sales value was started on an annual basis in 1958. The number of employees also declined for both wholesale and retail establishments. [Outline of Survey] Reference dates:1952, 1954, 1956, 1958, 1960, 1962, 1964, 1966, 1968, 1970, 1972, 1974, 1976, 1979, 1982 (for wholesale and retail trades, and restaurants), 1985 (wholesale and retail trades), 1986 (restaurants in general), 1988 (wholesale and retail trades), 1989 (restaurants in general), 1991 (wholesale and retail trades), 1992 (restaurants in general), 1994, 1997, 1999, 2002, 2004 (wholesale and retail trades) Survey frequency and date (or period): Frequency: Every five years (however, a simplified survey is conducted two years after the main survey). Survey date : Wholesale and retail trades: As of the first of June. Survey method: Area covered: Nation. Unit: Establishments (establishments across the country classified under "Japan Standard Industrial Classification, Section J: wholesale and retail trade). Sampling method: Complete enumeration. Survey method: Enumerator survey (self-entry) and batch survey of head office, etc. Tabulation items: Number of establishments, number of employees, number of main stores and branches, annual sales value of commodities, sales floor space, etc., by industrial classification, scale of number of employees, class of annual sales value of commodities, scale of sales floor space, etc. Name and date of publication: Preliminary Report of the Census of Commerce is published about 9 months after the Census. After about one year and three months, the final report, Tables of Census of Commerce, is published in installments starting with Industries in the form of publications, magnetic media, etc. Language: Only "Cautionary notes on use" and the headings and the statistical tables are in both Japanese and English.
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| Notes: 1. The 1999 Census added establishments. The year-on-year comparisons take account of time-series data. 2. "Employees" include sole proprietors and unpaid family workers, in addition to regular employees and paid executives (The number of persons engaged has been surveyed since the 1999 Census). |
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| 8.2 Current Survey of Commerce (Designated Statistical Survey) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Responsible agency: Industrial Statistics Office, Research and Statistics Department, Economic and Industrial Policy Bureau, Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry. Purpose: To identify the trends of business activities carried out by commercial establishments and corporations. Contents: The value of sales in commerce in 2005 increased by 2.6% from the previous year to 584 trillion yen, marking an increase for two consecutive years. The value for the wholesale trade was 424 trillion yen, an increase by 3.1% from the previous year and an increase for two consecutive years. The value for the retail trade was 130 trillion yen, an increase by 1.1% and for the first time in nine years. The value of sales in commerce by quarter in 2005 increased for 10 consecutive quarters. [Outline of Survey] Reference dates: 1953 (every quarter from 1953 to 1959), every month since October 1959. Survey frequency and date (or period): Frequency: Monthly. Survey date: End of each month (at the end of each quarter for the value on hand). Survey method: Area covered: Nation. Unit: Establishments (Large-size wholesalers: wholesale shops for each product with 100 or more employees and wholesale shops with 200 or more employees; large-size retail shops: department stores and supermarkets with 50 or more employees; general shops: general shops not classified under large-size wholesale or retail shops.); corporations (convenience stores: corporate headquarters of companies which run chain convenience stores with 500 or more shops, regardless of type of shops, including company-owned outlets, franchise stores, and venture capital [VC] shops). Sampling method: Random sampling (Large-size wholesalers and general shops). Complete enumeration (large-scale retail shops and convenience stores). Survey method: Enumerator survey and by mail (self-entry). Tabulation items: Value of sales by segment of industry, value of sales and increases/decreases compared with previous terms (against previous fiscal year, the same quarter and month of the previous year) by merchandise item, values of merchandise in stock as of the end of the term and the increase/decrease against the end of the corresponding term of the previous year by item, and ratio of merchandise in stock as of the end of the term and the increase/decrease against the end of the corresponding term of the previous year. Name and date of publication: "The Preliminary Report on Current Survey of Commerce" is published at the end of the month following the survey month, and "The Monthly Report of Current Survey of Commerce(Sales)" is published on the 25th of the second month after the survey. "Yearbook of the Current Survey of Commerce (Sales)" which has compiled the data for the previous year is published in June of the following year. Language: Japanese and English (since July 2000).
Related statistics: Census of Commerce (Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry), Basic Survey of Japanese Business Structure and Activities (Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry).   |
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| 8.3 Survey of Textile Distribution (Approved Statistical Survey) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Responsible agency: Textile Division, Manufacturing Industries Bureau, Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry. Purpose: To obtain a clear picture of inventories and deliveries at the distribution stage (wholesalers and traders in export/import) in segments of textile materials and textile products. [Outline of Survey] Reference dates: Every month since 1948. Survey frequency and date (or period): Frequency: Monthly. Survey date: On the 5th of each month. Survey method: Area covered: Nation. Unit: Enterprises. Sampling method: Complete enumeration. (For the monthly report on textile materials: wholesalers dealing with textile materials, including export/import traders; for the monthly report on yarns: wholesalers with a capital of 10 million yen or more and ten or more employees dealing with yarn products; for the monthly report on textiles: wholesalers with 20 or more employees dealing with textiles.) Survey method: Mail survey (self-entry). Tabulation items: Nationwide survey results on acceptances, deliveries, and inventories at the end of the month by item are summed up in the survey item system and tabulated monthly. Name and date of publication: Reference statistics are printed in "Monthly Report on Textiles and Daily Commodities" (25th, two months later) and "Yearbook on Textiles and Daily Commodities" (June of following year). Language: Japanese and English.
Related statistics: Statistics Survey of Current Industrial Production (Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry), Census of Commerce (Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry), Current Survey of Commerce (Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry), and Japan Exports and Imports Statistics (Ministry of Finance). |
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| 8.4 Non-Ferrous Metals Supply and Demand Statistics (Approved Statistical Survey) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Responsible agency: Mineral and Natural Resources Division, Natural Resources and Fuel Department, Agency of Natural Resources and Energy, Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry. Purpose: To grasp the supply-demand of non-ferrous metals. [Outline of Survey] Reference dates: Every month since January 2002. Survey frequency and date (or period): Frequency: Monthly. Survey date: 12th of every month. Survey method: Area covered: Nation. Unit: Enterprises and establishments (for surveys of producers and distributors: producers and distributors of non-ferrous metals; for surveys of consumers: those who consume non-ferrous metals for manufacturing and processing.) Sampling method: For surveys on producers: complete enumeration. For surveys on distributors and consumer establishments: those establishments designated by the Mineral and Natural Resources Division. Survey method: Survey by mail (self-entry). Tabulation items: Acceptances and deliveries for the following categories: producers, distributors and consumers, breakdown of sales by producer, and acceptances and deliveries by consumers and by industrial segment are tabulated by item. Name and date of publication: "Yearbook on Iron & Steel, Non-ferrous Metals and Metal Products" is published in July of the following year, and "Monthly Statistical Report on Iron & Steel, Non-ferrous Metals and Metal Products" is published two months after the survey. Language: Japanese and English.
Internet sites: Some materials are available (monthly reports are made public on the Agency of Natural Resources and Energy home page) http://www.enecho.meti.go.jp/english/index.htm Related statistics:Statistics Survey of Current Industrial Production (Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry), Census of Manufactures (Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry), Japan Exports and Imports Statistics (Ministry of Finance) and Rare Metals Statistics (Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry). |
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| 8.5 Current Survey of Petroleum Products Supply and Demand (Designated Statistical Survey) |
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| Responsible agency: Policy Planning Division, Natural Resources and Fuel Department, Agency for Natural Resources and Energy, Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry. Purpose: To depict supply-demand status of petroleum products. [Outline of Survey] Reference dates: Month since April 1952. Survey frequency and date (or period): Frequency: Monthly. Survey date: End of each month. Survey method: Area covered: Nation. Unit: Establishments (manufacturers and importers of petroleum products or specified petroleum dealers or crude oil traders). Sampling method: Online or mail survey (self-entry). Tabulation items: Manufacturers and importers: inventory, breakdown of acceptances and deliveries Export and import by country by item. Name and date of publication: "Monthly Report of Natural Resources and Energy" is published two months after the survey, and "Yearbook of Natural Resources and Energy" is published in July of the following year. Language: The Reports are in Japanese and English.
Internet sites: http://www.meti.go.jp/english/index.html Related statistics: Statistics Survey of Current Industrial Production (Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry), Census of Manufactures (Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry), Statistics Survey of Energy Consumption in the Selected Industries (Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry), Current Survey of Production Concerning Gas Industry (Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry), and Japan Exports and Imports Statistics (Ministry of Finance). |
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| 8.6 Survey on Service Industries (Designated Statistical Survey) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Responsible agency: Economic Statistics Division, Statistical Survey Department, Statistics Bureau, Ministry of Internal Affairs Communications. Purpose: To clarify the basic structure and activities throughout Japan of establishments engaged in services industries by kinds of business and number of persons engaged in order to provide basic data for national and local policy planning. The Survey covers private service establishments excluding services relating to domestic affairs, public services by foreign governments and international agencies in Japan, services at hospitals and clinics, school education services, etc. This Survey, initiated in July 1989, was developed as an extensive and general survey of the services industry. The second survey was conducted in November 1994. The coverage of this survey was limited to commercial sectors. The third survey conducted in November 1999 again included non-commercial sectors. The fourth survey was conducted in June 2004. It excluded the information and telecommunications industry in accordance with the 11th revision of the Japan Standard Industry Classification and included "GENERAL EATING AND DRINKING PLACES," "REAL ESTATE LESSORS AND MANAGERS," etc. Contents: As of June 1, 2004, service establishments numbered 2,126,000, down 1.2% from 1999. By industrial category, the most numerous were "GENERAL EATING AND DRINKING PLACES" at 420,000, followed by " LAUNDRY, BEAUTY AND BATH SERVICES" at 398,000. The number of employees was 14,769,000, up 1,296,000 from 1999. By industrial category, "GENERAL EATING AND DRINKING PLACES" topped with 2,777,000, followed by "MISCELLANEOUS BUSINESS SERVICES" which include building-related services and worker dispatch services at 2,251,000. The earnings in 2003 reached 151.8159 trillion yen. By industrial category, "SERVICES FOR AMUSEMENT AND HOBBIES" such as pinball and slot machine parlors topped with 32.7265 trillion yen, followed by "MISCELLANEOUS BUSINESS SERVICES" such as building-related services and worker dispatch services at 15.5178 trillion yen and "GENERAL EATING AND DRINKING PLACES" at 14.6024 trillion. [Outline of Survey] Reference dates:1989, 1994, 1999, 2004. Survey frequency and date (or period): Frequency: Irregularly (five years). Survey data: June 1, 2004. Survey method: Area covered: Nation. Unit: About 430,000 establishments in the covered industries. Principal segments: "REAL ESTATE LESSORS AND MANAGERS","GENERAL EATING AND DRINKING PLACES", "ACCOMMODATIONS","PUPLIC HEALTH AND HYGIENE", "SOCIAL INSURANCE AND SOCIAL WELFARE","MISCELLANEOUS EDUCATION, LEARNING SUPPORT", "COOPERATIVE ASSOCIATIONS, N.E.C".,"PROFESSIONAL SERVICES, N.E.C"., "SCIENTIFIC AND DEVELOPMENT RESEARCH INSTITUTES","LAUNDRY, BEAUTY AND BATH SERVICES", "MISCELLANEOUS LIVING-RELATED AND PERSONAL SERVICES","SERVICES FOR AMUSEMENT AND HOBBIES", "WASTE DISPOSAL BUSINESS","AUTOMOBILE MAINTENANCE SERVICES", "MACHINE, ETC. REPAIR SERVICES, EXCEPT OTHERWISE CLASSIFIED","GOODS RENTAL AND LEASING", "ADVERTISING","MISCELLANEOUS BUSINESS SERVICES", "POLITICAL, BUSINESS AND CULTURAL ORGANIZATIONS","RELIGION", "MISCELLANEOUS SERVICES" Sampling method: Establishments with 30 or more employees: complete enumeration. New establishments with 30 or more employees: sampling from survey districts. Establishments with less than 30 employees: random sampling. Survey method: Enumerator survey (self-entry). Tabulation items: Number of establishments by industrial classification, managing system, etc.; number of employees; earnings; total expenses; plant and equipment investments; etc. Name and date of publication: "2004 Survey Report on Service Industries" was published in March 2006. Language: Japanese and English.
Internet sites: Outline of survey (English version available) http://www.stat.go.jp/english/index.htm http://www.stat.go.jp/english/data/service/index.htm Related statistics: Establishment and Enterprise Census (Ministry of Internal Affairs Communications), Current Survey of Selected Service Industries (Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry), Indices of Tertiary Industrial Activity (Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry), Current Survey on Leisure-related Industries (Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry). 
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| 8.7 Survey of Selected Service Industries (Designated Statistical Survey) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Responsible agency: Industrial Statistics Office, Research and Statistics Department, Economic and Industrial Policy Bureau, Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry. Purpose: To obtain a clear picture of service industries in Japan to obtain basic data for developing policies concerning service industries. [Outline of Survey] Reference dates: Every year since 1973. This survey had been implemented every year from 1991 to 1999 on five types of industrial trades (a combination of 3-4 trades for rotation and 1-2 newly-selected trades).Since 2000 however, the survey has covered, every year, "goods rental and leasing" and "information services" that belong to the business support industry. For other industries and businesses, the survey has been implemented in a three-year cycle starting in 2000, by covering the business support industry in the first year, the entertainment industry in the second year, and the culture and living-related industries in the third year.(The items covered by the survey in 2004 were: goods rental and leasing; information services movie theaters; golf courses; tennis courts (including practice courts); bowling alleys; amusement parks; theme parks; theaters (including rental); motion picture production and distribution; video sales.) Survey frequency and date (or period): Frequency: Annually. Survey date: As of November 1st. Survey method: Area covered: Nation. Unit: Establishments (or enterprises). Sampling method: Complete enumeration. Survey method: Enumerator survey (self-entry). Tabulation items: Survey items include, by type of industry/business, number of business facilities (or enterprises), number of employees, annual sales (by type of operation and partner industry), area and number of facilities, number of users, annual operating expenses, and annual value of acquired tangible fixed assets for business. The data pertaining to these survey items are summed up and tabulated by number of persons engaged, managing organization, capital size and geographic area (ordinance-designated city and totals for Tokyo special wards). Name and date of publication: "The Preliminary Report of Survey of Selected Service Industries" is published in August of the year following the survey, and "The Report on Survey of Selected Service Industries" publishes the final results by industry segment in December of the year following the survey. Language: Japanese only.
Internet sites: http://www.meti.go.jp/english/statistics/h_main.html http://www.meti.go.jp/english/statistics/data/h2sstope.html Related statistics: Current Survey of Selected Service Industries (Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry), Survey on Service Industries (Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications). |
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| 8.8 Current Survey of Selected Service Industries (Approved Statistical Survey) |
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| Responsible agency: Industrial Statistics Office, Research and Statistics Department, Economic and Industrial Policy Bureau, Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry. Purpose: This survey is designed to identify the management trends of selected service industries such as their sales revenues and contract amounts for assessing business trends. It is also designed to obtain basic data for the promotion of industrial structure policies and small and medium enterprise policies and for the fostering of healthy service industries. The survey covers 18 industries: commodity lease and rental; information services; advertising; credit card service; engineering; movie theaters; theaters, performances and theatrical companies; golf courses; golf practice ranges; bowling alleys; amusement parks and theme parks; pachinko parlors; funeral services; wedding ceremony halls; foreign language schools; culture centers; fitness clubs; supplementary tutorial schools. [Outline of Survey] Reference dates: Monthly since January 1987. Survey frequency and date (or period): Frequency: monthly. Survey date: 20th of each month Survey method: Area covered: Nation (or certain regions) Unit: Establishment (or enterprise) Sampling method: Random Survey method: Mail survey (self-entry). Tabulation items: No. of workers and monthly sales revenue per industry surveyed, and other items in accordance with the characteristics of each industry. Name and date of publication: "The Preliminary Report on Current Survey of Selected Service Industries" (around on the 10th of the second month after the surveyed month), and "The Monthly Report on Current Survey Selected Service Industries" (around on the 20th of the second month after the surveyed month). Language: Japanese and English, except overview. Sales organization: None. Internet sites: http://www.meti.go.jp/english/index.html Related statistics: Survey of Selected Service Industries (Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry). |
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| 8.9 Indices of Tertiary Industry Activity (Index) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Responsible agency: Economic Analysis Office, Research and Statistics Department, Economic and Industrial Policy Bureau, Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry. Purpose: These indices have as their objective to obtain a comprehensive understanding of production activity in tertiary industries. The comprehensive index presents a compilation of a series of indices indicating the production activity embodied in the services provided by individual industries using a measure indicating the relative importance of each industry (added value) as a weight. The indices of tertiary industry activity were first published as estimates in 1976. In 1978, these estimates were verified, and the necessary improvements were made concerning the statistics used and the estimation method, and it was published as the base year for 1975. Thereafter, the base year has been revised every five years, and with additional improvements, the reference indices for 2000 were published in June 2004. [Outline of Compilation] Basic approach: The indices are calculated as production indices. The basis for the calculations consists of the following two points:
Range of coverage: The definition of a tertiary industry is any industry specified in the Japan Standard Industry Classifications that is not in the agricultural, forestry, or fisheries (primary) industry, or mining, manufacturing, or construction (secondary) industry. In addition, the indices of tertiary industrial activity exclude from coverage public service, as well as other industries which are considered more properly treated as public services. Index classifications: There are four classifications: Broad (11 series), medium (67 series), narrow (107 series), and individual classifications (93 series), plus a "comprehensive" classification, for a total of 279 series. The industrial classifications for the preparation of the Indices of Tertiary Industry Activity based on 2000 are based on the Japan Standard Industry Classification, which was revised in March 2002. However, some of the classifications used for the medium and lower classifications are not based on the said Classification. This is to ensure the continuity of the indices from those based on 1995. Moreover, the industries covered are disclosed as much as possible, including those that were not disclosed in the preparation of the 1995-based indices. Data employed in compilation of the indices: Statistical data relating to the tertiary industry sector is insufficient, and it is difficult to select data that provides an indicator of production activity on the basis of unified concepts or rules. Therefore priority is given, when selecting data for preparing the indices, to quantitative data that is indicative of production. When such data is unavailable, data indicating the monetary value of production is converted to real form before it is used. In addition, when series revealing production activity are unobtainable, data such as quantitative data that can substitute for production activity, or monetary value data that can serve as a substitute for production activity, are employe.
Base time and weight calculation date: 2000 Method of making seasonal adjustment: Census Bureau method X-12-ARIMA. Adjustments made for days of the week, holidays, and leap year.
Correction of indices: The indices for the month are treated as preliminary indices and published. They are finalized and again published at the time of publication the following month. Moreover, at the time of publication of the indices for February every year, the figures for the previous year are reviewed. The indices are corrected in accordance with the correction of the seasonal indices, and these are published as annually corrected indices.
Responsible agency: Economic Analysis Office, Research and Statistics Department, Economic and Industrial Policy Bureau, Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry Purpose: Indices of All Industrial Activity are for the purpose of gauging the state of production activity for all industries from the viewpoint of supply. As such, they reveal GDP from the supply side. Specifically, weights are assigned, based on relative proportion of added value (2000 Input-Output Tables) in the base year (presently 2000) for the following indices, in order to determine trends in the value added by industrial activity: Agriculture, Forest and Fisheries Production Indices (Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries), Construction Activity Indices (calculated by the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry from the Land, Infrastructure and Transportation Ministry's Comprehensive Construction Statistics), Indices of Industrial Production (Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry), and the Indices of Tertiary Industry Activity and Indices of Public Service and Other Activity (Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry). [Outline of Index] Base time and weight calculation date: 2000 Method of making seasonal adjustment: Census Bureau method X-12-ARIMA. Adjustments made for days of the week, holidays, and leap year. Publication of indices:
Calculation of indices: Series including the indices of agriculture, forestry and fisheries industry production are employed for the calculation of the annual indices of all industrial activity. However, the annual, quarterly and monthly data are calculated without figuring in the corresponding agriculture, forestry and fisheries industry production indices, which are not available. Internet sites: http://www.meti.go.jp/english/statistics/data/h2v3000e.html |
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| Responsible agency: Post Clearance Audit, Investigation and Intelligence Division, Customs and Tariff Bureau, Ministry of Finance. Purpose: Trade Statistics cover all cargoes exported from and imported to Japan and are key information to understand trade activities carried in Japan. Trade Statistics are published widely for the general public to help national and other public agencies to formulate economic policies and private enterprises to carry out their business activities.
Publication: Provisional data are released monthly in the last ten days of the following month. At present, the data is only available in a press release format. A few days later, detailed data for exports and 9-digit code base provisional data for imports are released. Detailed data for imports are released one more month later. Fixed data are released around March of the following year, and the data are not changed afterwards even if an error is found. All released data are available on the Japan customs website at http://www.customs.go.jp/toukei/info/index_e.htm The Japan Tariff Association publishes such paper publications as "The Summary Report on Trade of Japan" and "Japan Exports and Imports". The Customs and Tariff Bureau of the Ministry of Finance provides data on recording media, such as magnetic tape, magnetic tape cartridge, optical disk, optical disk cartridge and flexible cartridge in response to applications. The applicants have to prepare a blank media and also have to pay the required fee. Languages: Japanese and English Sales organization: Data can be obtained from the Japan Customs website free of charge. If paper-base publications or other charged services are necessary, contact Japan Tariff Association at http://www.kanzei.or.jp/english/index.html
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