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News Bulletin Octoeber 31, 2016
Octorber 31, 2016
No.264
NEWS HIGHLIGHTS
The Statistics Bureau of Japan (SBJ) hosts the 25th Meeting of the Wiesbaden Group on Business Registers
The 25th Meeting of the Wiesbaden Group on Business Registers will be held in Tokyo, Japan, November 8-11, 2016, and hosted by SBJ. The Wiesbaden Group on Business Registers is an international expert group under the umbrella of the UN Statistical Commission engaged in further development of business registers, survey frames and associated topics. The group provides a forum for the exchange of views and experiences and the conduct of joint work related to the development, maintenance and use of business registers.
The group was established in 1986 under the name Roundtable of Business Survey Frames, and its first meeting took place in Ottawa, Canada. In 2007 the group was renamed the Wiesbaden Group on Business Registers to be in line with the naming of other UN City Groups. Until 2008 the meetings were organized annually; since 2008 the group has met every second year. The 2016 meeting will be the 25th meeting of the group and over 100 participants from over 50 countries and international organizations are expected to attend.
For further information about the meeting, please visit the following website:
http://www.stat.go.jp/english/info/meetings/wiesbaden2016/index.htm
Visitors
The following people visited SBJ:- 20 statistical officials of the participants in the "First Group Training Programme on Improving Capability in Producing Official Statistics for Monitoring the Post-2015 Sustainable Development Goals" of the United Nations Statistical Institute for Asia and the Pacific (SIAP) (October 14 )
website:http://www.stat.go.jp/english/info/meetings/receiving/siap1610.htm - 2 statistical officials from the Office for National Statistics, United Kingdom visited for give some lectures (October 19,20)
website:http://www.stat.go.jp/english/info/meetings/receiving/uk1610.htm
RECENT RELEASES
September 13 2016
"Survey of Household Economy" (Items Related to Expenditure) (July 2016)
- Summary Results of the July 2016 (final) Survey of Household Economy (Items Related to Expenditure) (Two-or-more-person households)
- Change over the year of Monthly Expenditure per household on Main Items
[Main Items increased in real terms]
- Mobile telephones unit prices (cell phone, PHS): up 59.0% in nominal terms and 60.3% in real terms
- Washing machines: up 10.0% in nominal terms and 31.4% in real terms
- Air conditioners: up 3.5% in nominal terms and 5.2% in real terms
[Main Items decreased in real terms]
- Women's one-piece dresses and suits: down 20.8% in nominal terms and 23.6% in real terms
- Package tour costs (overseas): down 16.5% in nominal terms and 22.3% in real terms
Package tour costs (domestic): down 23.7% in nominal terms and 22.1% in real terms
http://www.stat.go.jp/english/data/joukyou/12.htm
September 20 2016
"Population Estimates" (September 2016)
- As of September 1, 2016 (Provisional estimates)
[Total Population]
- The total population was 126.92 million, a decrease of 0.16 million (0.13 percent) from the previous year.
- As of April, 2016 (Final estimates (Based on the Preliminary Count of the 2015 Population Census))
[Total Population]
- The total population was 126,991 thousand, a decrease of 136 thousand (0.11 percent) from the previous year.
- The population aged 0 to 14 was 16,047 thousand (12.6 percent of the total population).
- The population aged 15 to 64 was 76,601 thousand (60.3 percent of the total population).
- The population aged 65 and over was 34,343 thousand, (27.0 percent of the total population).
Japanese population was 125,207 thousand.
http://www.stat.go.jp/english/data/jinsui/tsuki/index.htm
September 26 2016
"Monthly Report on Internal Migration in Japan" (August 2016)
- The number of internal migrants (All nationalities) was 396,626, an increase of 19,159 (5.1%) from the previous year.
- The number of inter-prefectural migrants (All nationalities) was 181,413, an increase of 9,766 (5.7%) from the previous year.
- The number of intra-prefectural migrants (All nationalities) was 215,213, an increase of 9,393 (4.6%) from the previous year.
- The number of internal migrants (Japanese) was 366,123, an increase of 14,227 (4.0%) from the previous year.
- The number of inter-prefectural migrants (Japanese) was 165,973, an increase of 6,532 (4.1%) from the previous year.
The number of intra-prefectural migrants (Japanese) was 200,150, an increase of 7,695 (4.0%) from the previous year.
http://www.stat.go.jp/english/data/idou/3.htm
September 30 2016
Monthly Survey on Service Industries" (July 2016 (preliminary))
- Monthly sales: 28.6 trillion yen, the same level as the previous year.
- Demand Situation DI: -0.7 over the year.
- Number of persons working at the Location of Establishment: 28.81 million persons, up 0.3 % over the year.
http://www.stat.go.jp/english/data/mssi/kekka.htm
"Labour Force Survey (Basic Tabulation)" (August 2016)
- The number of employed persons in August 2016 was 64.65 million, an increase of 860 thousand or 1.3% from the previous year.
- The number of unemployed persons in August 2016 was 2.12 million, a decrease of 130 thousand or 5.8% from the previous year.
The unemployment rate, seasonally adjusted, was 3.1%.
http://www.stat.go.jp/english/data/roudou/results/month/index.htm
Consumer Price Index (2015-base) (August 2016, Japan / September 2016, Ku-area of Tokyo (preliminary))
- The consumer price index for Japan in August 2016 was 99.7 (2015=100), the same level as the previous month, and down 0.5% over the year.
The consumer price index for Ku-area of Tokyo in September 2016 (preliminary) was 99.7 (2015=100), up 0.1% from the previous month, and down 0.5% over the year.
http://www.stat.go.jp/english/data/cpi/1581.htm
Family Income and Expenditure Survey (Two-or-more-person Households: August 2016)
Expenditures for Two-or-more-person Households
The average of monthly consumption expenditures per household for August 2016 was 276,338 yen, down 5.1% in nominal terms and down 4.6% in real terms from the previous year.
Income and Expenditures for Workers' Households
The average of monthly income per household stood at 480,083 yen, up 1.0% in nominal terms and up 1.5% in real terms from the previous year.
The average of consumption expenditures per household was 301,442 yen, down 5.0% in nominal terms and down 4.5% in real terms from the previous year.
http://www.stat.go.jp/english/data/kakei/156.htm
"Retail Price Survey" (August 2016, Main Cities (September 2016, Ku-area of Tokyo))
http://www.stat.go.jp/english/data/kouri/doukou/15i2.htm