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News Bulletin August 25, 2016
August 25, 2016
No.262
NEWS HIGHLIGHTS
International Cooperation in Statistics
On the basis of statistical skills that we have cultivated throughout our long history, we have carried out a wide variety of cooperative activities in order to contribute to the development of various countries, including those in the Asia-Pacific region, by enhancing statistical skills.
The SBJ dispatches statistical experts to other countries for extended periods upon requests for technical cooperation as part of the international cooperation programs of the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) and also invites trainees in response to requests from foreign countries and provides lectures for them. By carrying out effective technical cooperation, we have contributed to the success of countries' various statistical surveys, such as Population Census and Economic Census.
In recent years we have cooperated with the National Institute of Statistics (NIS) Cambodia, from 2005 to 2015, for statistical surveys, including the first-ever Economic Census in Cambodia. Since 2016, we have cooperated with the Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS) on "Project on Capacity Development for the Implementation of Economic Census 2018" in Nepal and the Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics (CAPMAS) on the "Project for Developing Statistical Quality System at CAPMAS" in Egypt.
By using the most advanced ICT in the world, the SBJ has constructed systems for official statistics, such as online response systems, statistical data processing systems and so on. Also we have provided the 'One-Stop-Service' for statistical information (Portal Site of Official Statistics of Japan [e-Stat]), which has an Application Programming Interface (API) function, and the statistics Geographic Information System (GIS) specialized in small-region analysis.
We hope that statistical technology on the basis of our experience will be adopted by other countries. With this view, we will plan to introduce these systems to foreign countries according to their needs. Through these efforts, we would like to contribute to the development of statistical technology for implementing surveys and disseminating statistical results in these countries.
RECENT RELEASES
July 15 2016
"Survey of Household Economy" (Items Related to Expenditure) (May 2016)
- Summary Results of the May 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 telephone (cell phone, PHS) charges: up 12.6% in nominal terms and 15.6% in real terms
- Video recorders (DVD or Blu-ray recorder, player, etc.): up 10.9% in nominal terms and 9.8% in real terms
- Air conditioners: up 2.3% in nominal terms and 6.0% in real terms
[Main Items decreased in real terms]
- Package tour costs (overseas): down 37.6% in nominal terms and 43.0% in real terms
- Women's one-piece dresses and suits: down 10.8% in nominal terms and 12.5% in real terms
House-related equipping/ construction/ repair costs: down 1.5% in nominal terms and 2.7% in real terms
http://www.stat.go.jp/english/data/joukyou/12.htm
July 20 2016
"Population Estimates" (July 2016)
- As of July 1, 2016 (Provisional estimates)
[Total Population]
- The total population was 126.99 million, a decrease of 0.17 million (0.13 percent) from the previous year.
- As of February, 2016 (Final estimates (Based on the Preliminary Count of the 2015 Population Census))
[Total Population]
- The total population was 127,029 thousand, a decrease of 143 thousand (0.11 percent) from the previous year.
- The population aged 0 to 14 was 16,054 thousand (12.6 percent of the total population).
- The population aged 15 to 64 was 76,773 thousand (60.4 percent of the total population).
- The population aged 65 and over was 34,202 thousand, (26.9 percent of the total population).
Japanese population was 125,261 thousand.
http://www.stat.go.jp/english/data/jinsui/tsuki/index.htm
July 25 2016
"Monthly Report on Internal Migration in Japan" (June 2016)
- The number of internal migrants (All nationalities) was 350,188, a decrease of 20,801 (5.6%) from the previous year.
- The number of inter-prefectural migrants (All nationalities) was 151,764, a decrease of 9,285 (5.8%) from the previous year.
- The number of intra-prefectural migrants (All nationalities) was 198,424, a decrease of 11,516 (5.5%) from the previous year.
- The number of internal migrants (Japanese) was 322,696, a decrease of 21,008 (6.1%) from the previous year.
- The number of inter-prefectural migrants (Japanese) was 138,194, a decrease of 9,793 (6.6%) from the previous year.
The number of intra-prefectural migrants (Japanese) was 184,502, a decrease of 11,215 (5.7%) from the previous year.
http://www.stat.go.jp/english/data/idou/3.htm
"Summary of the Results of Internal Migration in 2015"
http://www.stat.go.jp/english/data/idou/2015np/index.htm
July 29 2016
"Monthly Survey on Service Industries" (May 2016 (preliminary))
- Monthly sales: 27.4 trillion yen, down 0.7 % over the year.
- Demand Situation DI: -4.6 over the year.
- Number of persons working at the Location of Establishment: 28.74 million persons, up 0.4 % over the year.
http://www.stat.go.jp/english/data/mssi/kekka.htm
Family Income and Expenditure Survey (Two-or-more-person Households: June 2016)
Expenditures for Two-or-more-person Households
The average of monthly consumption expenditures per household for June 2016 was 261,452 yen, down 2.7% in nominal terms and down 2.2% in real terms from the previous year.
Income and Expenditures for Workers' Households
The average of monthly income per household stood at 731,099 yen, down 0.3% in nominal terms but up 0.2% in real terms from the previous year.
The average of consumption expenditures per household was 276,602 yen, down 5.6% in nominal terms and down 5.1% in real terms from the previous year.
http://www.stat.go.jp/english/data/kakei/156.htm
Family Income and Expenditure Survey (Savings and Liabilities) (The first quarter of 2016)
http://www.stat.go.jp/english/data/sav/index.htm
Consumer Price Index (2010-base) (June 2016, Japan /July 2016, Ku-area of Tokyo (preliminary))
- The consumer price index for Japan in June 2016 was 103.3 (2010=100), down 0.2% from the previous month, and down 0.4% over the year.
The consumer price index for Ku-area of Tokyo in July 2016 (preliminary) was 101.5 (2010=100), down 0.2% from the previous month, and down 0.4% over the year.
http://www.stat.go.jp/english/data/cpi/1581.htm
"Labour Force Survey (Basic Tabulation)" (June 2016)
- The number of employed persons in June 2016 was 64.97 million, an increase of 720 thousand or 1.1% from the previous year.
- The number of unemployed persons in June 2016 was 2.10 million, a decrease of 140 thousand or 6.3% from the previous year.
The unemployment rate, seasonally adjusted, was 3.1%.
http://www.stat.go.jp/english/data/roudou/results/month/index.htm
"Labour Force Survey (Basic Tabulation)" (Quarterly Average Results - Apr.-Jun. 2016 -)
http://www.stat.go.jp/english/data/roudou/results/quarter/dt/index.htm
"Retail Price Survey" (June 2016, Main Cities (July 2016, Ku-area of Tokyo))
http://www.stat.go.jp/english/data/kouri/doukou/15i2.htm
August 9 2016
"Labour Force Survey (Detailed Tabulation)" (Quarterly Average Results - Apr.-Jun. 2016 - )
- The number of the regular employee was 33.67 million, an increase of 530 thousand from the previous year.
The number of the non-regular employee was 19.89 million, an increase of 360 thousand from the previous year.
http://www.stat.go.jp/english/data/roudou/results/quarter/dt/index.htm
