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News Bulletin July 29, 2019

July 29, 2019

No.297

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS

New Director-General of the Statistics Bureau

On July 5, 2019, Mr. SAIKI Shuji was appointed as Director-General of the Statistics Bureau of Japan (SBJ), succeeding Mr. CHINO Masato.

In his career, Mr. SAIKI had been engaged in statistical related activities as Deputy Director-General for Statistics in the Minister's Secretariat, SBJ, from April 2016 to July 2017. Furthermore, he had served as Director-General, Statistical Survey Department, SBJ, from July 2017 to July 2019.

RECENT RELEASES

June 20, 2019

"Population Estimates" (January 1, 2019 (Final estimates), June 1, 2019 Provisional estimates))

- As of June 1, 2019 (Provisional estimates)

The total population was 126.23 million, a decrease of 0.28 million (0.22 percent) from the previous year.

- As of January 1, 2019 (Final estimates)

The total population was 126,317 thousand, a decrease of 275 thousand (0.22 percent) from the previous year.
The population under 15 years old was 15,376 thousand, a decrease of 181 thousand (1.16 percent) from the previous year.
The population aged 15 to 64 was 75,317 thousand, a decrease of 490 thousand (0.65 percent) from the previous year.
The population aged 65 and over was 35,624 thousand, an increase of 396 thousand (1.12 percent) from the previous year.

Japanese population was 124,194 thousand, a decrease of 436 thousand (0.35 percent) from the previous year.

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

June 21, 2019

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

The consumer price index for Japan in May 2019 was 101.8 (2015=100), up 0.7 % 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

June 27, 2019

Monthly Report on Internal Migration in Japan (May 2019)

The number of internal migrants (All nationalities) was 418,489, a decrease of 2,250 (0.5 %) from the previous year.
The number of inter-prefectural migrants (All nationalities) was 191,005, a decrease of 1,658 (0.9 %) from the previous year.
The number of intra-prefectural migrants (All nationalities) was 227,484, a decrease of 592 (0.3 %) from the previous year.
The number of internal migrants (Japanese) was 377,454, a decrease of 6,901 (1.8 %) from the previous year.
The number of inter-prefectural migrants (Japanese) was 169,544, a decrease of 5,223 (3.0 %) from the previous year.
The number of intra-prefectural migrants (Japanese) was 207,910 a decrease of 1,678 (0.8 %) from the previous year.

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

June 28, 2019

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

Monthly sales: 31.1 trillion yen, up 1.5 % over the year.
Number of persons working at the Location of Establishment: 30.29 million persons, up 0.9 % over the year.

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

Labour Force Survey (Basic Tabulation) (May 2019)

The number of employed persons in May 2019 was 67.32 million, an increase of 340 thousand or 0.5 % from the previous year.
The number of unemployed persons in May 2019 was 1.65 million, an increase of 70 thousand or 4.4 % 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) (June 2019, Ku-area of Tokyo (preliminary))

The consumer price index for Ku-area of Tokyo in June 2019 (preliminary) was 101.6 (2015=100), up 1.1 % 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/1581-t.html

July 5, 2019

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

Expenditures for Two-or-more-person Households
The average of monthly consumption expenditures per household for May 2019 was 300,901 yen, up **4.9 % in nominal terms and up **4.0 % in real terms from the previous year.
Income and Expenditures for Workers? Households
The average of monthly income per household stood at 457,376 yen, up **0.7 % in nominal terms and down **0.2 % in real terms from the previous year.
The average of consumption expenditures per household was 332,273 yen, up **2.3 % in nominal terms and up **1.4 % 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

Survey of Household Economy (May 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 13?625 yen (up 15.6 % in nominal terms).

Travel-related costs: up 18.4 % in nominal terms
Food: up 24.3 % in nominal terms
Clothing, footwear: up 15.6 % in nominal terms
Tickets: up 24.7 % in nominal terms

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

July 12, 2019

Unincorporated Enterprise Survey (Structural survey) 2018 Yearly

The sales per establishment of ?Manufacturing? were 9,792,000 yen; ?Wholesale and retail trade,? 14,478,000 yen; ?Accommodations and food services,? 8,781,000 yen; and ?Services,? 5,133,000 yen. From the previous year, the sales per establishment increased by 4.8 % in ?Manufacturing? and 4.1 % in ?Services,? and decreased by 11.2 % in ?Wholesale and retail trade? and 6.6 % in ?Accommodations and food services.?
The rate of establishments with the business proprietor aged 70 and over was 49.9 % in ?Manufacturing,? 48.8 % in ?Wholesale and retail trade,? 41.0 % in ?Accommodations and food services,? and 36.3 % in ?Services.?

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

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