News Bulletin March 27, 2023
March 27, 2023
No.341
NEWS HIGHLIGHTS
Participants of the "Mr. Saburo KANEMARU Memorial International Exchange Program" by SINFONICA visited the Statistics Bureau of Japan
From March 8 to 10, five participants from African countries of the "Mr. Saburo KANEMARU Memorial International Exchange Program" by the Statistical Information Institute for Consulting and Analysis (SINFONICA) visited the Statistics Bureau of Japan as part of the training program. They received lectures on the "Population Census," "Portal Site of Official Statistics (e-Stat) and Statistical GIS," and several other topics.
Participants' countries:
Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, Republic of Mauritius, United Republic of Tanzania and Republic of Zambia
Website: https://www.stat.go.jp/english/info/meetings/receiving/sinfonica2303.html
RECENT RELEASES
"Population Estimates" (Final estimates, Japan, September 1, 2022)
- The total population was 124,971 thousand, a decrease of 588 thousand (0.47%) from the previous year.
- The population under 15 years old was 14,523 thousand, a decrease of 281 thousand (1.90%) from the previous year.
- The population aged 15 to 64 was 74,203 thousand, a decrease of 352 thousand (0. 47%) from the previous year.
- The population aged 65 and over was 36,245 thousand, an increase of 44 thousand (0.12%) from the previous year.
- The Japanese population was 122,104 thousand, a decrease of 730 thousand (0.59%) from the previous year.
"Population Estimates" (Provisional estimates, Japan, February 1, 2023)
- The total population was 124.63 million, a decrease of 0.57 million (0.45%) from the previous year.
https://www.stat.go.jp/english/data/jinsui/2.html
"Consumer Price Index" (2020-base, Japan, January 2023)
- The consumer price index for Japan was 104.7 (2020=100), up 4.3% over the year before seasonal adjustment, and up 0.4% from the previous month on a seasonally adjusted basis.
https://www.stat.go.jp/english/data/cpi/index.html
"Monthly Survey on Service Industries" (Preliminary, Japan, December 2022)
- Monthly sales: 35.0 trillion yen, up 4.1% over the year.
- Number of persons working at the location of establishment: 29.37 million persons, up 0.5% over the year.
https://www.stat.go.jp/english/data/mssi/kekka.html
"Monthly Report on Internal Migration" (Japan, January 2023)
- The number of internal migrants was 324,958, a decrease of 1,402 (0.4%) from the previous year.
- The number of inter-prefectural migrants was 150,463, an increase of 2,418 (1.6%) from the previous year.
- The number of intra-prefectural migrants was 174,495, a decrease of 3,820 (2.1%) from the previous year.
- The number of internal migrants was 286,639, a decrease of 11,772 (3.9%) from the previous year.
- The number of inter-prefectural migrants was 128,783, a decrease of 3,780 (2.9%) from the previous year.
- The number of intra-prefectural migrants was 157,856, a decrease of 7,992 (4.8%) from the previous year.
https://www.stat.go.jp/english/data/idou/3.html
"Labour Force Survey" (Basic Tabulation, Japan, January 2023)
- The number of employed persons was 66.89 million, an increase of 0.43 million from the previous year.
- The number of unemployed persons was 1.64 million, a decrease of 0.21 million 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" (Preliminary, 2020-base, Ku-area of Tokyo, February 2023)
- The consumer price index for Ku-area of Tokyo (preliminary) was 104.1 (2020=100), up 3.4% over the year before seasonal adjustment, and down 0.6% from the previous month on a seasonally adjusted basis.
https://www.stat.go.jp/english/data/cpi/index.html
"Family Income and Expenditure Survey" (Two-or-more-person Households, Japan, January 2023)
[Expenditures for Two-or-more-person Households]
- The average of monthly consumption expenditures per household was 301,646 yen, up 4.8% in nominal terms but down 0.3% in real terms from the previous year.
[Income and Expenditures for Workers' Households]
- The average of monthly income per household stood at 495,706 yen, up 3.3% in nominal terms but down 1.7% in real terms from the previous year.
- The average of consumption expenditures per household was 331,130yen, up 5.3% in nominal terms and up 0.2% 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, Japan, January 2023)
- 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]
- Average expenditure on goods and services ordered over the internet was 20,753 yen (up 6.4% in nominal terms).
[Main items contributed to the change of average expenditure on goods and services ordered over the internet]
- Travel-related costs: up 79.5% in nominal terms
- Tickets: up 31.0% in nominal terms
- Foods: up 3.0% in nominal terms
- Cosmetics: up 5.0% in nominal terms
https://www.stat.go.jp/english/data/joukyou/12.html