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News Bulletin December 27, 2016
December 27, 2016
No.266
NEWS HIGHLIGHTS
The Statistics Bureau of Japan (SBJ) hosted the 25th Meeting of the Wiesbaden Group on Business Registers
The 25th meeting of the Wiesbaden Group on Business Registers was held from November 8 to 11, 2016, in Tokyo, and hosted by the SBJ. The meeting gathered 77 participants from 41 countries and 6 international organizations, including the participants of the Workshop on Statistical Business Registers for Developing Countries co-organized by the United Nations Statistical Institute for Asia and the Pacific (UNSIAP) and the United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD) in collaboration with the SBJ.
The meeting started with an opening address by Mr. Kenji HARADA, State Minister for Internal Affairs and Communications. The participants engaged in lively discussions during the meeting which consisted of 7 general sessions and one special session. For colleagues around the world, who were not able to attend the meeting, live streaming was available during this meeting. It was the first time such a system has been introduced in the Wiesbaden Group meetings.
The meeting provided an important opportunity for business register experts across the world to exchange updated information on the development, maintenance and use of business registers.
The session themes of the 25th meeting:
- A) Country Progress Reports (Chair: Japan)
- B) Role of Business Registers (Chair: Eurostat)
- C) Administrative Data/Agencies/Units (Chair: USA)
- D) Quality and Coverage (Chair: Germany)
- E) Technology (Chair: UK)
- F) Business Demography and Data Products from the Business Registers (Chair: OECD)
- G) Globalisation and Profiling (Chair: France)
- H) Follow-up of the Guidelines on Statistical Business Registers (Chair: Austria)
Website of the 25th meeting:http://www.stat.go.jp/english/info/meetings/wiesbaden2016/index.htm
Basic Complete Tabulation on Population and Households of the 2015 Population Census of Japan was released
On October, 26, 2016, Basic Complete Tabulation on Population and Household of the 2015 Population Census of Japan was released.
Based on the results of the complete count of questionnaires, the tabulation includes statistics on basic characteristics of population and households, statistics on housing conditions of household, statistics on foreigners, and statistics on households with aged household members, for the whole of Japan, prefectures, and municipalities.
- Population
The population of Japan as of October 1, 2015, was 127,094,745 a decline of 962,607 (0.8%) from 2010, or 0.15% on an annual basis. This was the first decline since the Population Census was begun in 1920.
Broken down by sex, the male and female population numbered 61,841,738 and 65,253,007, respectively, and the sex ratio was 94.8.
The population of Japanese citizens was 124,283,901 (98.6% of the total population), a decline of 1,074,953 (0.9%) from 2010, or 0.17% on an annual basis.
The population of foreign residents usually living in Japan was 1,752,368 (1.4% of the total population), an increase of 104,331 (6.3%) from 2010, or 1.24% on an annual basis.
Among the 47 prefectures, the population increased in 8 prefectures (Okinawa-ken was the highest increase rate [2.9%], followed by Tokyo-to [2.7%], Saitama-ken and Aichi-ken [1.0%]), while it decreased in 39 prefectures. Among 1,719 municipalities, the population decreased in 1,419 municipalities (82.5% of municipalities).
- Population by age group
The population under 15 years old was 15,886,810 (12.6% of the total population), those aged 15 to 64 totaled 76,288,736 (60.7%), and those aged 65 years old and over numbered 3,3465,441 (26.6%).
The percentage of the population under 15 years old was the lowest, and that of the population aged 65 years old and over was the highest, since the Population Census was begun in 1920.
The percentage of the population under 15 years old was the lowest level in the world, and that of the population aged 65 years old and over was the highest level in the world.
- Foreigners
Looking at the population of foreign residents usually living in Japan (1,752,368) by nationality, "China" was the largest, with 511,118people (accounting for 29.2% of the total of the foreigners), followed by "Korea" with 376,954 (21.5%), "Philippines" with 172,457 (9.8%), and "Brazil" with 126,091 (7.2%).
- Households
The number of households in Japan was 53,448,685 as of October 1, 2015, an increase of 1,498,181 from 2010.
The number of members per household of Tokyo-to was 1.99, which was the smallest among the 47 prefectures, falling below 2 for the first time among comparable population census results since 1970.
For more details, please see:http://www.stat.go.jp/english/data/kokusei/2015/summary.htm
Visitors
The following people visited SBJ:- 6 statistical officials of the Participants of Workshop on 8th International Workshop on Analysis of Micro Data of Official Statistics visited Statistics Bureau of Japan (December 5, 2016)
website:http://www.stat.go.jp/english/info/meetings/receiving/micro1612.htm - 8 Members of Statistics Korea visiting Statistics Bureau of Japan (December 13, 2016)
website:http://www.stat.go.jp/english/info/meetings/receiving/korea1612.htm - Lecture by Prof. Paul Cheung, Professor of Social Policy and Analytics at the National University of Singapore (December 14, 2016)
website:http://www.stat.go.jp/english/info/meetings/receiving/p_cheung1612.htm
RECENT RELEASES
November 15 2016
"Survey of Household Economy" (Items Related to Expenditure) (September 2016)
- Summary Results of the September 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]
- Washing machines: up 32.2% in nominal terms and 65.5% in real terms
- Air conditioners: up 27.3% in nominal terms and 28.1% in real terms
- Mobile telephone (cell phone, PHS) charges: up 8.2% in nominal terms and 11.3% in real terms
[Main Items decreased in real terms]
- Women's one-piece dresses and suits: down 21.3% in nominal terms and 22.8% in real terms
- Men's suits: down 14.9% in nominal terms and 15.2% in real terms
House-related equipping/ construction/ repair costs: down 5.3% in nominal terms and 6.4% in real terms
http://www.stat.go.jp/english/data/joukyou/12.htm
Family Income and Expenditure Survey (One-person Households)(The third quarter of 2016)
http://www.stat.go.jp/english/data/tanshin/2.htm
Family Income and Expenditure Survey (Total Households)(The third quarter of 2016)
http://www.stat.go.jp/english/data/sousetai/2.htm
November 21 2016
"Population Estimates" (November 2016)
- As of November 1, 2016 (Provisional estimates)
[Total Population]
- The total population was 126.95 million, a decrease of 0.16 million (0.13 percent) from the previous year.
- As of June 1, 2016 (Final estimates (Based on the Preliminary Count of the 2015 Population Census))
[Total Population]
- The total population was 126,985 thousand, a decrease of 139 thousand (0.11 percent) from the previous year.
- The population aged 0 to 14 was 16,013 thousand (12.6 percent of the total population).
- The population aged 15 to 64 was 76,533 thousand (60.3 percent of the total population).
- The population aged 65 and over was 34,439 thousand, (27.1 percent of the total population).
Japanese population was 125,134 thousand.
http://www.stat.go.jp/english/data/jinsui/tsuki/index.htm
November 22 2016
Unincorporated Enterprise Survey (Trend survey) (July to September 2016)
- The sales per establishment for July-September 2016 increased by 0.8% in "Wholesale and retail trade", decreased by 9.4% in "Manufacturing ", 4.4% in "Accommodations and food services" and 6.3% in "Services", respectively over the previous year (corresponding period).
- The net operating profit per establishment for July-September 2016 increased by 6.0% in "Wholesale and retail trade", 13.6% in "Accommodations and food services" and decreased by 14.1% in "Manufacturing ", 4.3% in "Services" respectively over the previous year (corresponding period).
http://www.stat.go.jp/english/data/kojinke/index.htm
November 25 2016
Consumer Price Index (2015-base) (October 2016, Japan / November 2016, Ku-area of Tokyo (preliminary))
- The consumer price index for Japan in October 2016 was 100.4 (2015=100), up 0.6% from the previous month, and up 0.1% over the year.
The consumer price index for Ku-area of Tokyo in November 2016 (preliminary) was 100.3 (2015=100), the same level as the previous month, and up 0.5% over the year.
http://www.stat.go.jp/english/data/cpi/1581.htm
"Retail Price Survey" (October 2016, Main Cities (November 2016, Ku-area of Tokyo))
http://www.stat.go.jp/english/data/kouri/doukou/15i2.htm
November 28 2016
"Monthly Report on Internal Migration in Japan" (October 2016)
- The number of internal migrants (All nationalities) was 367,684, a decrease of 38,668 (9.5%) from the previous year.
- The number of inter-prefectural migrants (All nationalities) was 165,946, a decrease of 13,354 (7.4%) from the previous year.
- The number of intra-prefectural migrants (All nationalities) was 201,738, a decrease of 25,314 (11.1%) from the previous year.
- The number of internal migrants (Japanese) was 335,112, a decrease of 39,453 (10.5%) from the previous year.
- The number of inter-prefectural migrants (Japanese) was 150,047, a decrease of 14,279 (8.7%) from the previous year.
The number of intra-prefectural migrants (Japanese) was 185,065, a decrease of 25,174 (12.0%) from the previous year.
http://www.stat.go.jp/english/data/idou/3.htm
November 29 2016
Family Income and Expenditure Survey (Two-or-more-person Households: October 2016)
Expenditures for Two-or-more-person Households
The average of monthly consumption expenditures per household for October 2016 was 281,961 yen, down 0.2% in nominal terms and down 0.4% in real terms from the previous year.
Income and Expenditures for Workers' Households
The average of monthly income per household stood at 485,827 yen, up 0.1% in nominal terms but down 0.1% in real terms from the previous year.
The average of consumption expenditures per household was 305,683 yen, down 1.3% in nominal terms and down 1.5% in real terms from the previous year.
http://www.stat.go.jp/english/data/kakei/156.htm
"Labour Force Survey (Basic Tabulation)" (October 2016)
- The number of employed persons in October 2016 was 64.95 million, an increase of 630 thousand or 1.0% from the previous year.
- The number of unemployed persons in October 2016 was 1.95 million, a decrease of 130 thousand or 6.3% from the previous year.
The unemployment rate, seasonally adjusted, was 3.0%.
http://www.stat.go.jp/english/data/roudou/results/month/index.htm
November 30 2016
"Monthly Survey on Service Industries" (September 2016 (preliminary))
- Monthly sales: 30.1 trillion yen, up 0.3 % over the year.
- Demand Situation DI: -3.1 over the year.
- Number of persons working at the Location of Establishment: 28.73 million persons, up 0.3 % over the year.
http://www.stat.go.jp/english/data/mssi/kekka.htm
"Survey of Household Economy" (Items Related to Expenditure) (October 2016)
- Summary Results of the October 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]
- TV: up 13.8% in nominal terms and 38.6 % in real terms
- Air conditioners: up 15.8% in nominal terms and 14.2% in real terms
- Mobile telephone (cell phone, PHS) charges: up 7.0% in nominal terms and 9.4% in real terms
[Main Items decreased in real terms]
- Automobiles (second-hand): down 38.4% in nominal terms and 38.5% in real terms
- Package tour costs (overseas): down 23.4% in nominal terms and 29.2% in real terms
Women's one-piece dresses and suits: down 4.7 % in nominal terms and 6.5% in real terms
http://www.stat.go.jp/english/data/joukyou/12.htm
WHAT' S NEW IN SBJ WEBSITE
- November 25: "JAPAN STATISTICAL YEARBOOK" (2017)
http://www.stat.go.jp/english/data/nenkan/index.htm
