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News Bulletin May 29, 2019

May 29, 2019

No.295

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS

The Statistics Bureau of Japan (SBJ) will conduct the Economic Census for Business Frame 2019

The SBJ will conduct the Economic Census for Business Frame from June 2019. Objectives of the Economic Census for Business Frame are to identify the basic structure such as the status of establishments in all industries on a national and regional level, and to organize information on the population for conducting various statistical surveys on establishments and enterprises.

Coverage of the survey

(1) Survey for privately owned establishments

All establishments in Japan excluding the establishments of agriculture, forestry and fisheries, etc.

(2) Survey for national and local governments

Establishments of national and local governments

Major survey items

(1) Survey for privately owned establishments

All establishments: Name, location, status of establishments
Newly grasped establishments: Number of persons engaged, main business activity,corporate number, annual total sales (income), etc.

(2) Survey for national and local governments

All establishments: Name, location, status of establishments
Newly grasped establishments: Number of persons engaged, main business activity, etc.

Census Date

(1) Survey for privately owned establishments

The survey will be conducted between June 1, 2019 and March 31, 2020.

(2) Survey for national and local governments

The survey will be conducted as of June 1, 2019.

Method of the Survey

(1) Survey for privately owned establishments

An enumerator will confirm the status of establishments for every establishment within his/her enumeration district by checking their appearance and then input the results into ?the tablet terminals for enumerators,? as well as distributing questionnaires to newly grasped establishments. Response to the survey will be conducted online or by mail.

(2) Survey for national and local governments

?The questionnaires for national and local governments? will be distributed to every establishment by email. Response to the survey will be conducted online.

RECENT RELEASES

April 19, 2019

Consumer Price Index (2015-base) (March 2019, Japan)

The consumer price index for Japan in March 2019 was 101.5 (2015=100), up 0.5 % 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/index.html

April 22, 2019

"Population Estimates? (November 1, 2018(Final estimates), April 1, 2019(Provisional estimates))

- As of April 1, 2019 (Provisional estimates)

The total population was 126.23 million, a decrease of 0.27 million (0.22 percent) from the previous year.

- As of November 1, 2018 (Final estimates)

The total population was 126,453 thousand, a decrease of 261 thousand (0.21 percent) from the previous year.
The population under 15 years old was 15,399 thousand, a decrease of 176 thousand (1.13 percent) from the previous year.
The population aged 15 to 64 was 75,458 thousand, a decrease of 491 thousand (0.65 percent) from the previous year.
The population aged 65 and over was 35,596 thousand, an increase of 406 thousand (1.15 percent) from the previous year.

Japanese population was 124,182 thousand, a decrease of 432 thousand (0.35 percent) from the previous year.

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

April 25, 2019

Monthly Report on Internal Migration in Japan (March 2019)

The number of internal migrants (All nationalities) was 910,007, a decrease of 3,548 (0.4 %) from the previous year.
The number of inter-prefectural migrants (All nationalities) was 493,604, a decrease of 2,226 (0.4 %) from the previous year.
The number of intra-prefectural migrants (All nationalities) was 416,403, a decrease of 1,322 (0.3 %) from the previous year.
The number of internal migrants (Japanese) was 849,869, a decrease of 10,238 (1.2 %) from the previous year.
The number of inter-prefectural migrants (Japanese) was 463,604, a decrease of 5,989 (1.3 %) from the previous year.
The number of intra-prefectural migrants (Japanese) was 416,403, a decrease of 4,249 (1.1 %) from the previous year.

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

April 26, 2019

Monthly Survey on Service Industries (February 2019 (preliminary))

Monthly sales: 30.1 trillion yen, up 2.0 % over the year.
Number of persons working at the Location of Establishment: 30.09 million persons, up 1.2 % over the year.

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

Labour Force Survey (Basic Tabulation) (March 2019)

The number of employed persons in March 2019 was 66.87 million, an increase of 670 thousand or 1.0 % from the previous year.
The number of unemployed persons in March 2019 was 1.74 million, an increase of 10 thousand or 0.6 % from the previous year.
The unemployment rate, seasonally adjusted, was 2.5 %.

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

"Labour Force Survey (Basic Tabulation))"Quarterly Average Results - Jan.- Mar.2019 -

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

Consumer Price Index (2015-base) (April 2019, Ku-area of Tokyo (preliminary))

The consumer price index for Ku-area of Tokyo in April 2019 (preliminary) was 101.8 (2015=100), up 1.4 % over the year before seasonal adjustment, and up 0.3 % from the previous month on a seasonally adjusted basis.

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

May 10, 2019

Survey of Household Economy (March 2019) (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 14,060 yen (up 16.8 % in nominal terms).

Food: up 26.3 % in nominal terms
Tickets: up 55.4 % in nominal terms
Clothing, footwear: up 21.6 % in nominal terms
Medical care: up 25.6 % in nominal terms

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

Family Income and Expenditure Survey (Two-or-more-person Households: March 2019)

Expenditures for Two-or-more-person Households
The average of monthly consumption expenditures per household for March 2019 was 309,274 yen, up **2.7 % in nominal terms and up **2.1 % in real terms from the previous year.
Income and Expenditures for Workers? Households
The average of monthly income per household stood at 481,035 yen, up **2.0 % in nominal terms and up **1.4 % in real terms from the previous year.
The average of consumption expenditures per household was 348,942 yen, up **4.2 % in nominal terms and up **3.6 % 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

Family Income and Expenditure Survey (Total Households) (The first quarter of 2019)

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

Family Income and Expenditure Survey (One-person Households) (The first quarter of 2019)

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

May 14, 2019

"Labour Force Survey (Detailed Tabulation)" (Quarterly Average Results - Jan.-Mar. 2019 -)

The number of the regular employee was 34.57 million, an increase of 340 thousand from the previous year.
The number of the non-regular employee was 21.62 million, an increase of 450 thousand from the previous year.

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

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