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News Bulletin October 29, 2018

October 29, 2018

No.288

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS

The 3rd Country-Focused Training in Japan for Project for Developing Statistical Quality System at CAPMAS

7 officials from the Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics (CAPMAS) of Egypt visited Japan from 29 September to 20 October as a training course of ?Project for Developing Statistical Quality System at CAPMAS? to learn Japanese experiences of implementation methods of surveys in the fields of population and households such as the Population Census.

After a cordial welcome by senior officials of the Statistics Bureau of Japan (SBJ), they deepened their understanding towards the activities of the SBJ, survey methods of various surveys including the Population Census, Labour Force Survey, Family Income and Expenditure Survey and Survey on Time Use and Leisure Activities. They also learned IT-related initiatives such as statistical GIS, Open data and API.

Furthermore, they visited Wakayama Prefecture to learn experiences and information on the statistical activities and systems of the Wakayama Prefectural Government and exchanged views with prefectural officers. They also visited the Statistical Data Utilization Center in Wakayama.

The SBJ has supported CAPMAS to develop statistical quality system, cooperating with this project produced by the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) since 2016. This third country-focused training in Japan was conducted following the first training (23 September to 15 October in 2017) and the second training (11 February to 4 March in 2018).

Website of the 3rd Country-Focused Training in Japan: https://www.stat.go.jp/english/info/meetings/egypt/egypt05.html

RECENT RELEASES

September 20, 2018

"Population Estimates" (April 1, 2018 (Final estimates), September 1, 2018 (Provisional estimates))

- As of September 1, 2018 (Provisional estimates)

The total population was 126.42 million, a decrease of 0.26 million (0.21 percent) from the previous year.

- As of April 1, 2018 (Final estimates)

The total population was 126,502 thousand, a decrease of 259 thousand (0.20 percent) from the previous year.
The population under 15 years old was 15,517 thousand, a decrease of 182 thousand (1.16 percent) from the previous year.
The population aged 15 to 64 was 75,609 thousand, a decrease of 555 thousand (0.73 percent) from the previous year.
The population aged 65 and over was 35,376 thousand, an increase of 478 thousand (1.37 percent) from the previous year.

Japanese population was 124,413 thousand, a decrease of 401 thousand (0.32 percent) from the previous year.

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

September 21, 2018

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

The consumer price index for Japan in August 2018 was 101.6 (2015=100), up 1.3 % over the year before seasonal adjustment, and up 0.5 % from the previous month on a seasonally adjusted basis.

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

September 27, 2018

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

The number of internal migrants (All nationalities) was 391,505 an increase of 8,130 (2.1 %) from the previous year.
The number of inter-prefectural migrants (All nationalities) was 178,024, an increase of 4,127 (2.4 %) from the previous year.
The number of intra-prefectural migrants (All nationalities) was 213,481, an increase of 4,003 (1.9 %) from the previous year.
The number of internal migrants (Japanese) was 352,992, an increase of 2,924 (0.8 %) from the previous year.
The number of inter-prefectural migrants (Japanese) was 158,332, an increase of 1,260 (0.8 %) from the previous year.
The number of intra-prefectural migrants (Japanese) was 194,660, an increase of 1,664 (0.9 %) from the previous year.

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

September 28, 2018

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

Monthly sales: 31.5 trillion yen, up 1.7 % over the year.
Number of persons working at the Location of Establishment: 30.72 million persons, up 0.7 % over the year.

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

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

The number of employed persons in August 2018 was 66.82 million, an increase of 1.09 million or 1.7 % from the previous year.
The number of unemployed persons in August 2018 was 1.70 million, a decrease of 190 thousand or 10.1 % from the previous year.
The unemployment rate, seasonally adjusted, was 2.4 %.

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

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

The consumer price index for Ku-area of Tokyo in September 2018 (preliminary) was 101.4 (2015=100), up 1.3 % over the year before seasonal adjustment, and the same level as the previous month on a seasonally adjusted basis.

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

October 5, 2018

"Survey of Household Economy" (August 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 13,416 yen (up 19.4 % in nominal terms).

Travel-related costs: up 24.3 % in nominal terms
Food: up 27.5 % in nominal terms
Clothing, footwear: up 19.0 % in nominal terms
Insurance: up 48.4 % in nominal terms

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

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

Expenditures for Two-or-more-person Households
The average of monthly consumption expenditures per household for August 2018 was 292,481 yen, up **4.3 % in nominal terms and up **2.8 % in real terms from the previous year.
Income and Expenditures for Workers? Households
The average of monthly income per household stood at 510,437 yen, up **0.9 % in nominal terms but down **0.6 % in real terms from the previous year.
The average of consumption expenditures per household was 319,939 yen, up **6.1 % in nominal terms and up **4.5 % 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

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