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| II ) DESCRIPTION OF STATISTICAL SURVEYS AND OTHER STATISTICAL FINDINGS |
| 9.1 Survey on Motor Vehicle Transport (Designated Statistical Survey) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Responsible agency: Transport
Research and Statistics Division, Information and
Research Department, Policy Bureau, Ministry of
Land, Infrastructure and Transport. Purpose: To depict the state of passenger and cargo transport by motor vehicles, and to prepare basic materials for developing economic and traffic policies as well as economic and traffic plans for the nation. Contents: The results of motor vehicle transport in fiscal 2004 show cargo transport tonnage of 5.076 billion tons, a decrease by 3.0% from the previous fiscal year, and cargo transport ton-kilometers was 327.632 billion ton-kilometers, an increase by 1.8% from the previous fiscal year. The passenger transport increased by 0.1% from the previous year to 65.991 billion, and the passenger transport person-kilometers was 947.563 billion passengers-kilometers, down 0.7% from the previous fiscal year. [Outline of Survey] Reference dates: Since 1960. Survey frequency and date (or period): Frequency: Monthly. Survey period: Seven days each month (three days each month for commercial passenger motor vehicles). Survey method: Area covered: Nation. Unit: Motor vehicle. Sampling method: Random sampling. Survey method: Enumerator survey (partially by mail) (self-entry). Tabulation items: Cargo transport volume by operational mode and by vehicle type (transport tonnage/tons-km), passenger transport volume by operational mode and by vehicle type (number of passengers/passengers-km), transport frequency, distance, and fuel consumption. Name and date of publication: The survey results are published as tabulation is completed and are issued as "Monthly Report on Motor Vehicle Transport Statistics". The key data however are published as preliminary reports. The annual figures are published in "Annual Report on Motor Vehicle Transport Statistics". Language: Japanese only. Sales organization: Reports are not for sale.
Related statistics: Survey on the Net Cargo Flow in Japan. |
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| 9.2 Survey on Port and Harbour (Designated Statistical Survey) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Responsible agency: Transport
Research and Statistics Division, Information and
Research Department, Policy Bureau, Ministry of
Land, Infrastructure and Transport. Purpose: To depict the state of ports and harbors and to prepare material for developing, using, and managing ports and harbors. Contents: According to the 2004 Survey on Port and Harbour, the number of entering vessels (both ocean-going transport and coastal transport vessels) was 5,302,286, and their gross tonnage was 4,016,550,000 GT. The number of ocean-going transport vessels was 129,592, and their gross tonnage was 1,789,970,000 GT. The number of coastal transport vessels was 5,272,694, and their gross tonnage was 2,226,580,000 GT. Passengers numbered 119,780,000; 118,530,000 coastal transport and 1,250,000 ocean-going transport. The volume of cargo handled through ports totaled 3,167,860,000 tons, of which foreign trade cargo was 1,212,030,000 tons (export: 249,360,000 tons, import: 962,670,000 tons), and domestic trade cargo was 1,955,830,000 tons (export: 987,040,000 tons, import: 968,780,000 tons). [Outline of Survey]
Reference dates: Monthly since June 1947. Survey frequency and date (or period): Frequency: Monthly and yearly. Survey date: A: End of every month and end of December every year. B: End of October every year Survey method: Area covered: Nation. Unit: Ports and harbors. Sampling method: A: Complete enumeration. B: Ports and harbours designated, on a case-by-case basis, by the Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport. Survey method: Enumerator survey (self-entry). Tabulation items: A: Number and gross tonnage of incoming vessels, number of passengers, marine incoming and outgoing freight, etc. B: Land incoming and outgoing freight. Name and date of publication: "Ports and Harbours Statistics (Monthly)", "Ports and Harbours Statistics (Annually)" and "Ports and Harbours Statistics (Land Incoming and Outgoing Freight Survey)" are issued when tabulation is completed. Language: Japanese only.
Internet sites: Preliminary Report of Port and Harbour Statistics (monthly), Port and Harbour Statistics (monthly), Port and Harbour Statistics (yearly), Port and Harbour Statistics (cargo flow), Port and Harbour Statistics (Land Incoming and Outgoing Freight Survey), Japanese only http://toukei.mlit.go.jp/transportation_statistics.html Related statistics: None. |
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| 9.3 Survey on Coastwise Vessel Transport (Designated Statistical Survey) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Responsible agency: Transport
Research and Statistics Division, Information and
Research Department, Policy Bureau, Ministry of
Land, Infrastructure and Transport. Purpose: To produce fundamental statistical materials to ascertain the coastal vessel situation and to facilitate development of traffic and economic policies of the nation. [Outline of Survey]
Reference dates: Monthly and biannually since April 1963, and monthly and annually since 1974. Survey frequency and date (or period):
Survey method: A: Area covered: Nation. Unit: Establishments. Sampling method: Random sampling. Survey method: By mail (self-entry). B: Area covered: Nation. Unit: Establishments. Sampling method: Complete enumeration. Survey method : By mail or on-line application (self-entry). Tabulation items: Transport tonnage, fuel consumption, and transport volume in ton-kilometers. Name and date of publication: The "Monthly Report on Coastal Vessel Statistics" is published two months after survey, and the "Annual Report on Coastal Vessel Statistics" is published three months after the end of the survey period. Language: Japanese only. Sales organization: None (Not for sale.)
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| 9.4 Survey on Seamen's Labour (Designated Statistical Survey) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Responsible agency: Transport
Research and Statistics Division, Information and
Research Department, Policy Bureau, Ministry of
Land, Infrastructure and Transport. Purpose: To ascertain seamen's wages and employment conditions. [Outline of Survey] Reference dates: In March, June, September, and December and on December 31 every year from 1957 through 1994, and in June and on December 31 every year since 1995. Survey frequency and date (or period): Frequency: Yearly. Survey date: June and December every year. Survey method: Area covered: Nation. Unit: Individual seamen. Sampling method: Random sampling (complete enumeration for some individuals). Survey method: By mail or on-line application (self-entry). Tabulation items: Age, number of seamen, amount of compensation, number of vessels, working hours, average compensation amount, average length of operating days, overtime, gross tonnage of vessels, landing volumes, number of navigating days, number of navigation times, number of crewmen, number of fishing days, and minimum guaranteed amounts. Name and date of publication: "Survey on Seamen's Labour" contains the results of the June survey and is published in December of the survey year, and the results of the December and end of December surveys are published in June of the year after the survey year under the same title. Language: Japanese only. Sales organization: None (Not for sale). Internet sites: Outline of data (Japanese only) http://toukei.mlit.go.jp/transportation_statistics.html Related statistics: Monthly Labor Survey (Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare). |
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| 9.5 Survey on Vessels and Seamen (Designated Statistical Survey) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Responsible agency: Transport
Research and Statistics Division, Information and
Research Department, Policy Bureau, Ministry of
Land, Infrastructure and Transport. Purpose: To obtain a clear picture of vessels and seamen. [Outline of Survey] Reference dates: On June 30 every year from 1950 through 1957, on April 1 and July 1 every year from 1958 through 1970, and on July 1 and October 1 every year since 1971 through 2004.On October 1,2005 (Survey on Seamen only). Survey frequency and date (or period): Frequency: Yearly. Survey dates: July and October every year. Survey method: Area covered: Nation. Unit: Individual vessels and seamen. Sampling method: Complete enumeration. Survey method: By mail (self-entry). Tabulation items: Vessel survey: use of steel or wooden vessels, number of vessels by rank of tonnage, age of vessel, engine, speed, type of operation. Survey on seamen: number of vessels and seamen by type of business, number of reserve seamen, number of persons who have a Ship Officer's Qualification certificate, number of seamen by age and length of work experience, hiring and retirement. Name and date of publication: "Vessel Statistics" is published in February of the year following the survey, and "Seamen Statistics" is published in March the year after the survey. Language: Japanese only. Sales organization: None (Not for sale).
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| 9.6 Survey on the Net Cargo Flow in Japan (Approved Statistical Survey) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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for Policy Coordination, Director-General for Policy
Planning, Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and
Transport. Road Economic Research Office, Planning Division, Road bureau, Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport. Purpose: To facilitate the policy making for comprehensive construction of transport facilities by clarifying the real original and destinational points of cargo, etc. through grasping actual situation of the nationwide cargo distribution by the demand side. Contents: The net cargo flow in Japan identified in the 2000 survey was 3.32 billion tons, or cargo flow per day of about 9.05 million tons, a 7.1% decrease compared with the 1995 survey. The manufacturing industry yielded the greatest volume of cargo, followed by the mining, wholesale, and warehousing industries. Both in the 1995 and 2000 surveys, the chemical industrial products segment achieved the greatest cargo volume, followed by mining products, and metal and machinery products. These three categories amount to a total of about 78%. The cargo volume of all products excluding agriculture decreased. Among them the forestry products recorded a decrease of 33%. [Outline of Survey] Reference date: 1970, 1975, 1980, 1985, 1990, 1995, 2000 and 2005. Survey frequency and date (or period): Frequency: Five years. Survey period: April 1, 2004 - March 31, 2005 (survey for a year), October 18 through 20 in 2005 (three days survey) (for 2005). Survey methods: Area covered: Nation. Unit: Establishments. Sampling method:Random sampling. Survey method: Interview and by mail. Tabulation items: Net cargo flows by industry and category of business, item, and main transport facility, and net cargo flows between prefectures, etc. Name and date of publication: "Report on Survey on the Net Cargo Flow in Japan" are published in June of two years after the survey year and on CD-ROM. Language: Japanese only.
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| 9.7 Transportation Census of Urban Cities (Approved Statistical Survey) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Responsible agency: Transport
Planning Division, Policy Bureau, Ministry of Land,
Infrastructure and Transport. Purpose: Surveys conducted on the utilization of high-volume public transport facilities in three metropolitan areas (the Tokyo metropolitan area centering around the 23 wards, the Chukyo metropolitan area centering around the city of Nagoya, and the Kinki metropolitan area centering around the city of Osaka) to grasp the real situation including number of passengers and their transport routes, utilization by time zone and transport transfers. Also, to analyze the relationships between distribution of the population by the Population Census and transport volumes and changes in the supply-demand transportation structure, and establish the basic data facilitating consideration of public transport networks over wide areas of transport and the ideal status of public transportation service. Contents: (Highlights of the 2000 Census) In the three major urban areas namely Tokyo, Kinki and Chukyo, the total number of passengers transported by railway lines per day (total of commuter pass users and ordinary ticket users) were approximately 50,707,000, 4,197,000 and 19,946,000, respectively. In any of these areas, the share of pass users decreased, while that of ordinary ticket users increased. During the peak (rush) hours, there were more passengers than could be transported at ordinary capacity on most lines, showing the congestion during such hours. The average commuting hours of pass users in these three major urban areas decreased for the first time in this Census. [Outline of Survey] Reference dates: 1960, 1965, 1970, 1975, 1980, 1985, 1990, 1995, 2000 and 2005. Survey frequency and date (or period): Frequency: Five years. Survey period: Railway Commuter Passes and Tickets etc. Users Survey: 15-17 November 2005. Buses and Streetcars Commuter Passes and Tickets etc. Users Survey: 8-10 November 2005. Origin-Destination Survey: one weekday in October or November 2005. Survey method: Area covered: Three metropolitan areas of Tokyo, Kinki and Chukyo. Unit: Commuter Pass Users Survey: Enterprises. Railway Tickets Survey, and Buses and Streetcars Origin-Destination Survey: Individuals. Sampling method: Complete enumeration for individuals (commuters who bought passes for trips within the survey areas at ticket offices of railways, buses, and/or street cars in the survey areas during the survey period), and complete enumeration for enterprises (those enterprises operating railways, buses, and/or street cars within the survey areas). Survey method: Enumerator survey (self-entry) for individuals and survey by mail (self-entry) for enterprises. Tabulation items: Commuting traffic volume (gross traffic volume, commuting traffic volume), railway utilization (number of users, route selection), utilization of terminal traffic means (shares of terminal traffic means), utilization of buses and street cars (number of users, utilization by time zone, transfer arrangements with railways), transportation capacity of railways and buses (by lines and by inter-stations), commuting hours (number of users by length of commuting time, sex, number of users by age group, length of time, and by distance, average commuting hours by residential area), and return home flow (number of users by time of return, and by means of transportation used for returning home). Name and date of publication: Reports are published in March of two years after the survey year and CD-ROM. Language: Japanese only. Sales organization: Institution for Transport Policy Studies +81-3-3591-8922 Internet sites: Made available on the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport home page: |
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| 9.8 Survey on Air Transport (Approved Statistical Survey) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Responsible agency: Transport
Research and Statistics Division, Information and
Research Department, Policy Bureau, Ministry of
Land, Infrastructure and Transport. Purpose: To ascertain the air transport business, freight forwarding business using flight services, and businesses using aircraft in Japan in order to obtain basic data for the aviation administration. Contents: The passenger transport volume in fiscal 2004 for domestic regular aircraft transport was 93,740,000 passengers, amounting to 81,786,240,000 passenger-kilometers, while the cargo transport volume was 879,130 tons, amounting to 869,210,000 ton-kilometers. The passenger transport volume in international aircraft transport in the same fiscal year was 18,270,000 passengers, amounting to 84,665,520,000 passenger-kilometers, while the cargo transport volume was 1,323,451 tons, amounting to 7,616,150,000 ton-kilometers. [Outline of Survey] Reference date: Monthly since January 1960. Survey frequency and date (or period): Frequency: Monthly. Survey date: End of the month following the survey. Survey methods: Area covered: Nation. Unit: Establishments. Sampling method: Complete enumeration. Survey method: By mail or on-line application (self-entry). Tabulation items: Weight, capacity, number of passengers, number of passengers transported, weight of passengers transported, number of flight services, cargo weight, utilization of capacity, fuel consumption, transport ton-kilometers, number of units handled for transport, and operating hours of aircraft. Name and date of publication: Preliminary report is published by the end of second month after the month surveyed and the "Annual Report on Air Transport Statistics" is published by the end of next June after the year surveyed. Language: Japanese only. Sales organization: None (not for sale).
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| 9.9 Transport Index (Index) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Responsible agency: Transport
Information Analysis Office, Transport Research
and Statistics Division, Information and Research
Department, Policy Bureau, Ministry of Land, Infrastructure
and Transport. Purpose: The transport index is defined as "an index for determining international transport activities in Japan by Japanese businesses, as well as for observing trends in transport as an economic activity". This index is designed on the assumption that the level of transport activities can be measured and seen as contributing to the gross domestic product. The index seeks to ascertain trends in sales result (earnings), and is calculated by adjusting weights of railway, motor vehicles, vessel and aircraft transports with the gross added values and production volumes (represented by earnings from transport fares) generated by the transport organizations. Cautionary note on use: The index value is based on statistical data from the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport. At times, however, values in preliminary reports or estimate values are used, and are then revised to final values. Therefore, this index should be used in reference to the latest published material. [Outline of Survey] Outline of index formula: Major series (33 series) and sub-series (10 series). The major series are classified into three series: domestic cargo, domestic passenger, and international transport. Base time and weight calculation date: 2000. Selected items: Ten series of cargo transport activities and 12 series of passenger transport activities. Name and date of publication: The report (monthly) is published two and a half months after the survey month. Language: Japanese only. Sales organization: Reports are not for sale.
Related statistics: Railway Transport Survey,
Survey on Motor Vehicle Transport, Coastal Vessel
Transport Survey, and Air Transport
Survey (Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and
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| 9.10 Annual Report on Road Statistics (Publication) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Division, Road Bureau, Ministry of Land, Infrastructure
and Transport. Purpose: An annual report on extension works and construction costs of roads undertaken under the Japanese laws governing roads, designed to help determine road conditions and investments in roads. Contents: Total kilometers of roads, net extensions, development rates, pavement rates, numbers of elevated crossing facilities, and road areas for national expressways, general national roads, prefectural roads, and municipal roads. The number and total length of bridges. The length of tunnels. Expenses of general road projects and expenses of street projects under city planning by road category. The unit area is prefectural. Publication date: Every August. Language: In Japanese only. Sales organization: National Road Users Forum. TEL : +81-3-3501-5611 |
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| 9.11
Basic Survey on the Communications Industry (Approved Statistical Survey) |
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| Responsible agency: Economic Research Office, General Policy Division, Information and Communications Policy Bureau, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications. Purpose: To survey the current state and trends of the corporate activities conducted by the telecommunications, broadcasting and Internet-related services businesses that make up the telecommunications industry, in order to analyze the industry's economic effects, etc. In addition, to release the obtained information in the White Paper on Communications, on Ministry websites, etc., so as to provide the basic materials for the examination of the future measures related to the industry. Contents: The communications industry's (estimated) sales for fiscal 2004 was 19.5673 trillion yen, down 0.4% from the previous year's records. The telecommunications businesses' (estimated) sales for fiscal 2004 was 15.9169 trillion yen, also down 1.4% from the previous year's records. The broadcasting businesses' (estimated) sales for fiscal 2004 was 3.6504 trillion yen, an increase by 4.3% from the previous year's records. The Internet-related services' (estimated) sales for fiscal 2004 was 746.7 billion yen, also up 5.2% from the previous year's records. The communications industry's R&D expenses for fiscal 2003 amounted to 960.8 billion yen. [Outline of Report] Reference dates: Annual since 2002. Survey frequency and date (or period): Frequency: Annual. Survey date : March 2005. Survey method: Area covered: Nation. Unit: Enterprises. Sampling method: Complete enumeration. Survey method: Mail survey (self-entry) Tabulation items: Nation. Name and date of publication: Press release and publication of Survey Report on the home page upon completion of tabulation and analysis of the survey results. Language: Japanese only. Sales organization: Not for sale. Internet sites: http://www.johotsusintokei.soumu.go.jp/english/ |
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| 9.12
Survey of Facilities and Equipment Investment on the Communications Industry (Approved Statistical Survey) |
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Responsible agency: Economic Research Office, General Policy Division, Information and Communications Policy Bureau, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications Survey frequency and date (or period): Frequency: Annual Survey date: August 2005. Survey method: Area covered: Nation. Unit: Enterprises. Sampling method: Complete enumeration. Survey method: Mail Survey (self-entry) Tabulation items: Nation Name and date of publication: Press release and publication of Survey Report on the home page upon completion of tabulation and analysis of the survey results. Language: Japanese only. Sales organization: Not sold Internet sites: |
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