News Bulletin  October 26, 2021

 October 26, 2021

No.324

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS

New release of the Statistical Handbook of Japan 2021

   The Statistical Handbook of Japan 2021 is a government publication offered in English, designed to provide a clear and coherent overview of present-day Japan through statistics. It provides statistical tables, figures, maps, and photographs to portray the current situation in Japan from a variety of perspectives, including demographics, economic and social trends, culture, and so on.

   This Handbook is published annually in September and the latest version is accessible at the following website.

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

RECENT RELEASES

September 21, 2021

Population Estimates (April 1, 2021 (Final estimates), September 1, 2021 (Provisional estimates))

- As of April 1, 2021 (Final estimates)

<Total Population>

• The total population was 125,417 thousand, a decrease of 513 thousand (0.41%) from the previous year.
• The population under 15 years old was 14,905 thousand, a decrease of 211 thousand (1.40%) from the previous year.
• The population aged 15 to 64 was 74,214 thousand, a decrease of 550 thousand (0.74%) from the previous year.
• The population aged 65 and over was 36,298 thousand, an increase of 248 thousand (0.69%) from the previous year.

<Japanese Population>

• Japanese population was 122,901 thousand, a decrease of 523 thousand (0.42%) from the previous year.

- As of September 1, 2021 (Provisional estimates)

<Total Population>

• The total population was 125.21 million, a decrease of 0.54 million (0.43%) from the previous year.
  
  https://www.stat.go.jp/english/data/jinsui/2.html

September 24, 2021

Consumer Price Index (2020-base) (August 2021, Japan)

• The consumer price index for Japan was 99.7 (2020=100), down 0.4% over the year before seasonal adjustment, and down 0.2% from the previous month on a seasonally adjusted basis.
  
  https://www.stat.go.jp/english/data/cpi/index.html

September 28, 2021

Monthly Report on Internal Migration in Japan (August 2021)

• The number of internal migrants (All nationalities) was 370,565, an increase of 969 (0.3%) from the previous year.
• The number of inter-prefectural migrants (All nationalities) was 167,602, an increase of 602 (0.4%) from the previous year.
• The number of intra-prefectural migrants (All nationalities) was 202,963, an increase of 367 (0.2%) from the previous year.
• The number of internal migrants (Japanese) was 340,850, a decrease of 3,172 (0.9%) from the previous year.
• The number of inter-prefectural migrants (Japanese) was 151,750, a decrease of 2,625 (1.7%) from the previous year.
• The number of intra-prefectural migrants (Japanese) was 189,100, a decrease of 547 (0.3%) from the previous year.
  
  https://www.stat.go.jp/english/data/idou/3.html

September 30, 2021

Monthly Survey on Service Industries (July 2021 (preliminary))

• Monthly sales: 29.7 trillion yen, up 2.5% over the year.
• Number of persons working at the location of establishment: 29.29 million persons, down 0.3% over the year.
  
  https://www.stat.go.jp/english/data/mssi/kekka.html

October 1, 2021

Labour Force Survey (Basic Tabulation) (August 2021)

• The number of employed persons was 66.93 million, an increase of 0.17 million from the previous year.
• The number of unemployed persons was 1.93 million, a decrease of 0.13 million from the previous year.
• The unemployment rate, seasonally adjusted, was 2.8%.
  
  https://www.stat.go.jp/english/data/roudou/results/month/index.html

October 5, 2021

Consumer Price Index (2020-base) (September 2021, Ku-area of Tokyo (preliminary))

• The consumer price index for Ku-area of Tokyo was 100.1 (2020=100), up 0.3% 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/1581-t.html

October 8, 2021

Family Income and Expenditure Survey (Two-or-more-person Households: August 2021)

• Expenditures for Two-or-more-person Households
  The average of monthly consumption expenditures per household was 266,638 yen, down 3.5% in nominal terms and down 3.0% in real terms from the previous year.
• Income and Expenditures for Workers? Households
  The average of monthly income per household stood at 555,009 yen, up 4.9% in nominal terms and up 5.4% in real terms from the previous year.
  The average of consumption expenditures per household was 294,112 yen, down 3.4% in nominal terms and down 2.9% in real terms from the previous year.
  
  https://www.stat.go.jp/english/data/kakei/156.html

Survey of Household Economy (Two-or-more-person households: August 2021)

Average expenditure on goods and services ordered over the internet

• Average expenditure on goods and services ordered over the internet was 17,353 yen (up 5.3% in nominal terms).

<Main Items contributed to the change of Average Expenditure on goods and services ordered over the internet>

• Food: up 34.8% in nominal terms
• Tickets: up 62.6% in nominal terms
• Gift items: up 19.8% in nominal terms
• Clothing, footwear: up 5.9% in nominal terms
  
  https://www.stat.go.jp/english/data/joukyou/12.html