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News Bulletin July 31, 2018

July 31, 2018

No.285

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS

The definitive results of the 2016 Economic Census for Business Activity released

On 28 June 2018, the SBJ and the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) released the definitive results of the 2016 Economic Census for Business Activity.

The objectives of the Economic Census for Business Activity are, by comprehensively investigating the accounting items such as sales (income) and costs, etc. in all industrial fields in Japan at the same point in time, to identify the structures of establishments and enterprises in all industries on a national and regional level, and to obtain basic information for conducting various statistical surveys on establishments and enterprises.

As for this survey, accounting matters, including the amount of sales (income) (hereinafter referred to as ?sales?) and expenses, are the values for the year 2015, whereas matters other than accounting matters, including the number of establishments, ?enterprises, etc.? and persons engaged, are the values as of June 1, 2016.

The amount of sales in Japan was 1624.7143 trillion yen (up by 21.7% from 2011), and that of added value was 289.5355 trillion yen (up by 18.3%).
As of June 1, 2016, the number of ?enterprises, etc? in Japan was 3,856,457 (down by 6.6% from February 1, 2012). The number of establishments was 5,578,975 (down by 3.3%), and the number of persons engaged was 56,873 thousand (up by 1.9%).
Looking at sales by industrial division, the largest were for ?Wholesale and retail trade? at 500.7943 trillion yen (30.8% of all industries), followed by ?Manufacturing? at 396.2754 trillion yen (24.4%), and ?Finance and insurance? at 125.1303 trillion yen (7.7%), resulting in the top three industries accounting for over 60% of all industries. The sales arising from ?Tertiary industries? accounted for 68.5% of all industries.
Looking at the amount of added value by industrial division, the amount was the largest for ?Manufacturing? at 68.7891 trillion yen (23.8% of all industries), followed by ?Wholesale and retail trade? at 54.1633 trillion yen (18.7%), and ?Construction? at 20.8207 trillion yen (7.2%), resulting in the top three industries accounting for under 50% of all industries. The added value arising from ?Tertiary industries? accounted for 68.4% of all industries.

For more details, please visit
https://www.stat.go.jp/english/data/e-census/2012/index.html

RECENT RELEASES

June 20, 2018

"Population Estimates" (January 1, 2018 (Final estimates), June 1, 2018 Provisional estimates))

- As of June 1, 2018 (Provisional estimates)

The total population was 126.52 million, a decrease of 0.25 million (0.19 percent) from the previous year.

- As of January 1, 2018 (Final estimates)

The total population was 126,592 thousand, a decrease of 230 thousand (0.18 percent) from the previous year.
The population under 15 years old was 15,557 thousand, a decrease of 181 thousand (1.15 percent) from the previous year.
The population aged 15 to 64 was 75,807 thousand, a decrease of 578 thousand (0.76 percent) from the previous year.
The population aged 65 and over was 35,228 thousand, an increase of 529 thousand (1.52 percent) from the previous year.

Japanese population was 124,630 thousand, a decrease of 380 thousand (0.30 percent) from the previous year.

https://www.stat.go.jp/english/data/jinsui/2.html

June 22, 2018

Consumer Price Index (2015-base) (May 2018, Japan)

The consumer price index for Japan in May 2018 was 101.0 (2015=100), up 0.7 % over the year before seasonal adjustment, and up 0.1 % from the previous month on a seasonally adjusted basis.

https://www.stat.go.jp/english/data/cpi/index.html

June 26, 2018

"Monthly Report on Internal Migration in Japan" (May 2018)

The number of internal migrants (All nationalities) was 420,739, an increase of 15,584 (3.8 %) from the previous year.
The number of inter-prefectural migrants (All nationalities) was 192,663, an increase of 7,596 (4.1 %) from the previous year.
The number of intra-prefectural migrants (All nationalities) was 228,076, an increase of 7,988 (3.6 %) from the previous year.
The number of internal migrants (Japanese) was 384,355, an increase of 13,520 (3.6 %) from the previous year.
The number of inter-prefectural migrants (Japanese) was 174,767, an increase of 6,692 (4.0 %) from the previous year.
The number of intra-prefectural migrants (Japanese) was 209,588, an increase of 6,828 (3.4 %) from the previous year.

https://www.stat.go.jp/english/data/idou/3.html

June 29, 2018

Consumer Price Index (2015-base) (June 2018, Ku-area of Tokyo (preliminary))

The consumer price index for Ku-area of Tokyo in June 2018 (preliminary) was 100.5 (2015=100), up 0.6 % over the year before seasonal adjustment, and up 0.2 % from the previous month on a seasonally adjusted basis.

https://www.stat.go.jp/english/data/cpi/1581-t.html

"Labour Force Survey (Basic Tabulation)"(May 2018)

The number of employed persons in May 2018 was 66.98 million, an increase of 1.51 million or 2.3 % from the previous year.
The number of unemployed persons in May 2018 was 1.58 million, a decrease of 520 thousand or 24.8 % from the previous year.
The unemployment rate, seasonally adjusted, was 2.2 %.

https://www.stat.go.jp/english/data/roudou/results/month/index.html

"Monthly Survey on Service Industries" (April 2018(preliminary))

Monthly sales: 30.7 trillion yen, up 1.3 % over the year.
Number of persons working at the Location of Establishment: 30.51 million persons, up 0.5 % over the year.

https://www.stat.go.jp/english/data/mssi/kekka.html

July 6, 2018

Survey of Household Economy (May 2018) (Two-or-more-person households)

- Change over the year of Monthly Expenditure on goods and services ordered over the internet

Average expenditure on goods and services ordered over the internet was 11,783 yen (up 19.0 % in nominal terms).

Travel-related costs: up 35.4 % in nominal terms
Clothing, footwear: up 25.1 % in nominal terms
Food: up 12.3 % in nominal terms
Tickets: up 35.0 % in nominal terms

https://www.stat.go.jp/english/data/joukyou/12.html

Family Income and Expenditure Survey (Two-or-more-person Households: May 2018)

Expenditures for Two-or-more-person Households
The average of monthly consumption expenditures per household for May 2018 was 281,307 yen, down **3.1 % in nominal terms and down **3.9 % in real terms from the previous year.
Income and Expenditures for Workers' Households
The average of monthly income per household stood at 439,089 yen, up **0.5 % in nominal terms and down **0.3 % in real terms from the previous year.
The average of consumption expenditures per household was 312,354 yen, down **5.3 % in nominal terms and down **6.1 % in real terms from the previous year.
**: Discontinuity-adjusted figures

https://www.stat.go.jp/english/data/kakei/156.html

About ?discontinuity-adjusted figures?:
https://www.stat.go.jp/english/data/kakei/change18.html

July 10, 2018

Unincorporated Enterprise Survey (Structural survey) 2017 Yearly

The sales per establishment of "Manufacturing" were 9,345,000 yen; "Wholesale and retail trade," 16,296,000 yen; "Accommodations and food services," 9,405,000 yen; and "Services," 4,932,000 yen. From the previous year, the sales per establishment increased by 9.4 % in "Wholesale and retail trade" and 10.2 % in "Accommodations and food services", and decreased by 10.7 % in "Manufacturing" and 2.6 % in "Services."
The rate of establishments with the business proprietor aged 60 and over was 79.6 % in "Manufacturing," 73.2 % in "Wholesale and retail trade," 66.7 % in "Accommodations and food services," and 61.4 % in "Services."

https://www.stat.go.jp/english/data/kojinke/index.html

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