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Japan: Quarterly economic indicators(EIU Viewswire Via Thomson Dialog NewsEdge) COUNTRY BACKGROUND FROM THE ECONOMIST INTELLIGENCE UNIT 2005200620073 Qtr4 Qtr1 Qtr2 Qtr3 Qtr4 Qtr1 Qtr2 QtrOutput(a)GDP at chained 2000 prices (annual rate; trn)540.0541.9545.2547.5547.8555.1559.4560.2Industrial production index (2000=100)100.9103.8104.1105.4106.6109.0107.4107.9Industrial production index (%change,yearonyear)-0.13.92.64.05.65.03.22.3Employment, wages & pricesEmployed (m)64.1763.5662.8364.1864.2664.0063.1064.78Unemployed (000)2,8602,8702,8602,7972,7332,6132,7172,557Unemployment rate (%)(b)4.24.34.44.24.13.94.13.8Real gross earnings (2005=100)(ac)99.7101.099.8101.1100.0101.999.0101.1Consumer prices, Tokyo (2005=100)99.999.999.7100.3100.4100.299.8100.2Consumer prices, Tokyo (% change, year on year)-0.5-0.9-0.30.10.50.30.10.0Corporate goods prices (2000=100)100.9102.5103.1104.4106.7106.3106.4108.8Financial indicatorsExchange rate :US$ (av)111.2117.3116.9114.4116.2117.7119.4120.7Exchange rate :US$ (end-period)113.2118.0117.4115.0117.8119.0117.7123.2M1 (end-period; trn)385.6399.2400.3398.1391.7398.6402.1402.3M1 (% change, year on year)5.65.64.83.81.6-0.10.41.1M2+CDs(d) (end-period; trn)710.0721.8718.4718.5717.8728.3729.0736.2M2+CDs(d) (% change, year on year)2.02.01.50.91.10.91.52.5Discount rate (end-period; %)0.100.100.100.100.400.400.750.75Call money rate (end-period; %)0.000.000.000.040.260.260.510.51Three-month CDs rate (av; %)(d)0.030.030.050.130.380.420.540.51TOPIX (end-period; Apr 1st 1968=100)1,4121,6501,7281,5871,6111,6811,7141,775Sectoral trends(a)Mining & manufacturing production (2000=100)100.5102.8104.0105.5106.6108.5107.3108.0Investment goods production (2000=100)94.997.795.899.699.5101.4100.1100.5Consumer goods production (2000=100)95.696.798.399.398.5100.799.499.0Producer goods production (2000=100)106.5109.5110.7111.3114.5116.5115.5116.0Machinery orders, net new, incl ships ( bn)(e)7,1717,1087,6277,8677,4237,6247,5968,032Total construction starts (m sq metres)46.046.847.047.346.848.245.649.1Residential construction starts (m sq metres)27.226.526.627.427.027.726.626.3Retail sales (2005=100)99.599.4101.4100.699.899.0100.9100.2Foreign trade ( bn)Exports fob16,68418,16117,66718,10319,29020,18619,88420,482Imports cif-14,771-15,841-16,213-16,336-17,240-17,555-17,284-17,954Trade balance1,9132,3211,4551,7672,0502,6312,5992,528Foreign payments (US$ bn)(f)Merchandise trade balance fob-fob21.322.916.818.520.425.625.023.8Services balance-6.7-4.8-1.1-6.5-5.6-5.1-2.6-6.4Income balance29.223.235.525.232.924.639.031.5Net transfer payments-1.1-0.8-4.0-2.5-2.2-2.1-4.2-2.3Current-account balance42.740.547.334.745.643.057.246.7Reserves excl gold (end-period)831.9834.3837.7849.8866.5879.7892.7897.6(a) Seasonally adjusted. (b) Percentage of the labour force. (c) Manufacturing. (d) Certificates of deposit. (e) 280 firms. (f) Bank of Japan.Sources: OECD, Main Economic Indicators; Statistics Bureau, Government of Japan, Monthly Statistics of Japan; IMF, International Financial Statistics. Copyright 2007 Economist Intelligence Unit |