Main contents start here
News Bulletin November 28, 2016
November 28, 2016
No.265
NEWS HIGHLIGHTS
The 30th Chinese Statistical Mission to Japan
The 30th statistical mission from China, headed by Mr. ZENG Yuping, Director-General, Administrative Office, National Bureau of Statistics of China (NBS), visited Japan from October 17 to 22, 2016.
After exchanging greetings with the senior officials of the SBJ and the Office of the Director-General for Policy Planning (Statistical Standards) (DGPP-(SS)), they discussed 'Statistical information publicity' and 'e-Stat (Portal Site of Official Statistics of Japan) and dissemination of statistical information' with the SBJ staff, and discussed 'Coordinating the statistical work among ministries' with the DGPP-(SS) staff. Additionally, they visited the Ministry of Land, Transport and Tourism, and discussed 'Basic survey of Land' and 'Japan Property Price Index.'
On October 19, they paid a courtesy visit to Mr. Saburo SHIMADA, Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Internal Affairs and Communications.
After that, the mission visited the Wakayama Prefectural Government and exchanged information on the statistical activities of local governments.
Japan and China have been cooperating to dispatch and invite statistical missions almost every year since 1980. The main purpose of this program is to develop official statistics for both governments. The missions have included discussions on their experiences and challenges with regard to statistical issues, such as organization, surveys, tabulation and data provision, and circumstances of local statistical organizations.
The members of the 30th mission were as follows:
Mr. ZENG Yuping, Director-General, Administrative Office, NBS
Mr. JIA Hai, Director-General, Department of Investment and Construction Statistics, NBS
Ms. LIU Yuqin, Director, Division of Documents and Telecommunications, Administrative Office, NBS
Ms. DING Yong, Consultant, Division of Key Projects Monitoring, Department of Investment and Construction Statistics, NBS
Website:http://www.stat.go.jp/english/info/meetings/bilateral/china201610.htm
Visitors
The following people visited SBJ:- 11 statistical officials of the Participants of Workshop on Statistical Business Registers for Developing Countries by UNSIAP visited Statistics Bureau of Japan (November 10, 2016)
website:http://www.stat.go.jp/english/info/meetings/receiving/siap1611.htm
RECENT RELEASES
October 14 2016
"Survey of Household Economy" (Items Related to Expenditure) (August 2016)
- Summary Results of the August 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 18.6% in nominal terms and 19.6% in real terms
- Mobile telephone (cell phone, PHS) charges: up 12.3% in nominal terms and 15.5% in real terms
- Washing machines: down 5.4% in nominal terms and up 14.1% in real terms
[Main Items decreased in real terms]
- Refrigerators: down 32.2% in nominal terms and 32.2% in real terms
- Women's one-piece dresses and suits: down 11.9% in nominal terms and 15.4% in real terms
Air conditioners: down 4.0% in nominal terms and 3.7% in real terms
http://www.stat.go.jp/english/data/joukyou/12.htm
October 20 2016
"Population Estimates" (October 2016)
- As of October 1, 2016 (Provisional estimates)
[Total Population]
- The total population was 126.93 million, a decrease of 0.18 million (0.14 percent) from the previous year.
- As of May 1, 2016 (Final estimates (Based on the Preliminary Count of the 2015 Population Census))
[Total Population]
- The total population was 126,940 thousand, a decrease of 155 thousand (0.12 percent) from the previous year.
- The population aged 0 to 14 was 16,024 thousand (12.6 percent of the total population).
- The population aged 15 to 64 was 76,520 thousand (60.3 percent of the total population).
- The population aged 65 and over was 34,397 thousand, (27.1 percent of the total population).
Japanese population was 125,152 thousand.
http://www.stat.go.jp/english/data/jinsui/tsuki/index.htm
October 26 2016
Population Census 2015 "Basic Complete Tabulation on Population and Households"(October 2015)
http://www.stat.go.jp/english/data/kokusei/index.htm
October 28 2016
Family Income and Expenditure Survey (Savings and Liabilities) (The second quarter of 2016)
http://www.stat.go.jp/english/data/sav/index.htm
"Labour Force Survey (Basic Tabulation)" (September 2016)
- The number of employed persons in September 2016 was 64.97 million, an increase of 580 thousand or 0.9% from the previous year.
- The number of unemployed persons in September 2016 was 2.04 million, a decrease of 230 thousand or 10.1% from the previous year.
The unemployment rate, seasonally adjusted, was 3.0%.
http://www.stat.go.jp/english/data/roudou/results/month/index.htm
"Labour Force Survey (Basic Tabulation)" Quarterly Average Results -Jul.-Sep.2016-
http://www.stat.go.jp/english/data/roudou/results/quarter/ft/index.htm
Consumer Price Index (2015-base) (September 2016, Japan / Octber 2016, Ku-area of Tokyo (preliminary))
- The consumer price index for Japan in September 2016 was 99.8 (2015=100), up 0.2% from the previous month, and down 0.5% over the year.
The consumer price index for Ku-area of Tokyo in October 2016 (preliminary) was 100.3 (2015=100), up 0.6% from the previous month, and up 0.1% over the year.
http://www.stat.go.jp/english/data/cpi/1581.htm
Family Income and Expenditure Survey (Two-or-more-person Households: September 2016)
Expenditures for Two-or-more-person Households
The average of monthly consumption expenditures per household for September 2016 was 267,119 yen, down 2.6% in nominal terms and down 2.1% in real terms from the previous year.
Income and Expenditures for Workers' Households
The average of monthly income per household stood at 424,553 yen, up 2.2% in nominal terms and up 2.7% in real terms from the previous year.
The average of consumption expenditures per household was 296,387 yen, down 0.8% in nominal terms and down 0.3% in real terms from the previous year.
http://www.stat.go.jp/english/data/kakei/156.htm
"Retail Price Survey" (September 2016, Main Cities (October 2016, Ku-area of Tokyo))
http://www.stat.go.jp/english/data/kouri/doukou/15i2.htm
October 31 2016
"Monthly Report on Internal Migration in Japan" (September 2016)
- The number of internal migrants (All nationalities) was 345,064, a decrease of 49,525 (12.6%) from the previous year.
- The number of inter-prefectural migrants (All nationalities) was 151,554, a decrease of 20,903 (12.1%) from the previous year.
- The number of intra-prefectural migrants (All nationalities) was 193,510, a decrease of 28,622 (12.9%) from the previous year.
- The number of internal migrants (Japanese) was 314,849, a decrease of 51,728 (14.1%) from the previous year.
- The number of inter-prefectural migrants (Japanese) was 137,046, a decrease of 22,088 (13.9%) from the previous year.
The number of intra-prefectural migrants (Japanese) was 177,803, a decrease of 29,640 (14.3%) from the previous year.
http://www.stat.go.jp/english/data/idou/3.htm
"Monthly Survey on Service Industries" (August 2016 (preliminary))
- Monthly sales: 28.5 trillion yen, up 0.3 % over the year.
- Demand Situation DI: -3.0 over the year.
- Number of persons working at the Location of Establishment: 28.83 million persons, up 0.4 % over the year.
http://www.stat.go.jp/english/data/mssi/kekka.htm
November 08 2016
"Labour Force Survey (Detailed Tabulation)" (Quarterly Average Results - Jul.-Sep. 2016 - )
- The number of the regular employee was 33.60 million, an increase of 310 thousand from the previous year.
- The number of the non-regular employee was 20.25 million, an increase of 540 thousand from the previous year.
http://www.stat.go.jp/english/data/roudou/results/quarter/dt/index.htm
