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News Bulletin November 27, 2017
November 27, 2017
No.277
NEWS HIGHLIGHTS
The 3rd Statistical Delegation from Vietnam visited the Statistics Bureau of Japan
The 3rd Statistical delegation from Vietnam, headed by Mr. Nguyen Bich Lam, Director-General, General Statistics Office of Vietnam (GSO), visited SBJ from October 15 to 21, 2017, to learn Japanese experiences in implementing the 2019 Population and Housing Census of Vietnam.
During the visit, they exchanged greetings with the senior officials of SBJ, and were given information on several topics by the SBJ staff: Outline of the Statistics Bureau, Sampling method of the Labour Force Survey, Outline of Inter-Ministry Information System for Official Statistics, Outline of Online Survey System, Outline of the Population Census, Demarcation of Enumeration Districts of Population Census, and System of Online Population Census 2015, etc.
On October 19, they visited the Statistical Research and Training Institute (SRTI), and exchanged greetings with the senior officials of SRTI, and were given information on Outline of SRTI.
Additionally, on October 20, they paid a courtesy visit to Mr. Shuji YAMADA, Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Internal Affairs and Communications and Mr. Toshihiko WAKO, Vice-Minister for Policy Coordination for Internal Affairs and Communications.
Their visit is based on the Memorandum of Cooperation (MOC) between GSO and SBJ, which was signed on January 14, 2015, to establish the basis for in depth cooperation between both sides in the area of statistics and other related fields of mutual interests.
The delegation members from Vietnam were as follows:
Mr. Nguyen Bich Lam, Director General, GSO
Mr. Pham Quang Vinh, Deputy Director General, GSO
Mr. Vu Van Hong, Director of Ha Giang Provincial Statistics Office, GSO
Mr. Nguyen Tuan Anh, Deputy Director of Population and Labor Statistics Department, GSO
Mr. Cao Van Hoach, Deputy Director of Statistical Methodology and lnformation Technology Department, GSO
Mr. Nguyen Huu Hoan, Deputy Director of Center of Statistical lnformatics Service No 1, GSO
Ms. Do Thi Ngoc, Deputy Director of Price Statistics Department, GSO
Ms. Le Thi Phuong Mai, Population and Development Specialist, UNFPA Vietnam
Website: http://www.stat.go.jp/english/info/meetings/bilateral/viet201710.htm
RECENT RELEASES
October 6, 2017
"Survey of Household Economy" (Items Related to Expenditure) (August 2017)
- Summary Results of the August 2017 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]
- Video Game hardware (excluding software): up 294.9% in nominal terms and 323.7% in real terms
- Automobiles (new): up 32.3% in nominal terms and 32.0%in real terms
- Washing machines: up 7.6% in nominal terms and 8.1% in real terms
[Main Items decreased in real terms]
- Package tour costs (domestic): down 24.9% in nominal terms and 26.4% in real terms
- Hospital charges (excluding delivery): down 14.0% in nominal terms and 16.9% in real terms
- Air conditioners: down 5.9% in nominal terms and 9.6% in real terms
October 20, 2017
"Population Estimates" (May 1, 2017(Final estimates), October 1, 2017(Provisional estimates))
- As of October 1, 2017 (Provisional estimates)
[Total Population]
- The total population was 126.72 million, a decrease of 0.22 million (0.17 percent) from the previous year.
- As of May 1, 2017 (Final estimates)
[Total Population]
- The total population was 126,724 thousand, a decrease of 201 thousand (0.16 percent) from the previous year.
- The population under 15 years old was 15,673 thousand, a decrease of 184 thousand (1.16 percent) from the previous year.
- The population aged 15 to 64 was 76,103 thousand, a decrease of 612 thousand (0.80 percent) from the previous year.
- The population aged 65 and over was 34,948 thousand, an increase of 595 thousand (1.73 percent) from the previous year.
Japanese population was 124,758 thousand, a decrease of 352 thousand (0.28 percent) from the previous year.
http://www.stat.go.jp/english/data/jinsui/2.htm
October 27, 2017
Retail Price Survey (September 2017, Main Cities (October 2017, Ku-area of Tokyo))
http://www.stat.go.jp/english/data/kouri/doukou/15i2.htm
Consumer Price Index (2015-base) (Japan September 2017, Ku-area of Tokyo October 2017(preliminary))
- The consumer price index for Japan in September 2017 was 100.5 (2015=100), up 0.7% over the year before seasonal adjustment, and the same level as the previous month on a seasonally adjusted basis.
The consumer price index for Ku-area of Tokyo in October 2017 (preliminary) was 100.1 (2015=100), down 0.2% over the year before seasonal adjustment, and down 0.1% from the previous month on a seasonally adjusted basis.
http://www.stat.go.jp/english/data/cpi/1581.htm
October 30, 2017
"Monthly Report on Internal Migration in Japan" (September 2017)
- The number of internal migrants (All nationalities) was 344,877, a decrease of 187 (0.1 %) from the previous year.
- The number of inter-prefectural migrants (All nationalities) was 153,791, an increase of 2,237 (1.5 %) from the previous year.
- The number of intra-prefectural migrants (All nationalities) was 191,086, a decrease of 2,424 (1.3 %) from the previous year.
- The number of internal migrants (Japanese) was 310,347, a decrease of 4,502 (1.4 %) from the previous year.
- The number of inter-prefectural migrants (Japanese) was 136,275, a decrease of 771 (0.6 %) from the previous year.
The number of intra-prefectural migrants (Japanese) was 174,072, a decrease of 3,731 (2.1 %) from the previous year.
http://www.stat.go.jp/english/data/idou/3.htm
October 31, 2017
Family Income and Expenditure Survey (Two-or-more-person Households: September 2017)
Expenditures for Two-or-more-person Households
The average of monthly consumption expenditures per household for September 2017 was 268,802 yen, up 0.6% in nominal terms but down 0.3% in real terms from the previous year.
Income and Expenditures for Workers' Households
The average of monthly income per household stood at 437,497 yen, up 3.0% in nominal terms and up 2.1% in real terms from the previous year.
The average of consumption expenditures per household was 295,211 yen, down 0.4% in nominal terms and down 1.3% 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 second quarter of 2017)
http://www.stat.go.jp/english/data/sav/index.htm
"Monthly Survey on Service Industries" (August 2017 (preliminary))
- Monthly sales: 31.2 trillion yen, up 2.0% over the year
Number of persons working at the Location of Establishment: 30.55 million persons, up 1.4% over the year.
http://www.stat.go.jp/english/data/mssi/kekka.htm
"Labour Force Survey (Basic Tabulation)" (September 2017)
- The number of employed persons in September 2017 was 65.96 million, an increase of 740 thousand or 1.1% from the previous year.
- The number of unemployed persons in September 2017 was 1.90 million, a decrease of 140 thousand or 6.9% from the previous year.
The unemployment rate, seasonally adjusted, was 2.8%.
http://www.stat.go.jp/english/data/roudou/results/month/index.htm
"Labour Force Survey (Basic Tabulation)" (Quarterly Average Results - Jul.- Sep.2017 - )
http://www.stat.go.jp/english/data/roudou/results/quarter/ft/index.htm
November 8, 2017
"Labour Force Survey (Detailed Tabulation)" (Quarterly Average Results - Jul.-Sep. 2017 - )
- The number of the regular employee was 34.35 million, an increase of 640 thousand from the previous year.
The number of the non-regular employee was 20.50 million, an increase of 170 thousand from the previous year.
http://www.stat.go.jp/english/data/roudou/results/quarter/dt/index.htm
