The quick recovery of trade was a key factor in supporting economic recovery in the Asia-Pacific region. Another factor was the quick and lasting containment of the COVID-19 pandemic in most countries. Uniform monetary stimulus across the entire APAC region and hefty fiscal stimulus were also important to the recovery. Global goods-producing industries continue to lead economic recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic recession of the first half of last...
GDP | Reference | Last | Previous | Units | Frequency |
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Real Private Consumption | 2020 Q4 | 289,269 | 283,143 | Bil. Ch. 2015 JPY, SAAR | Quarterly |
Private Consumption | 2020 Q4 | 293,049 | 287,997 | Bil. JPY, SAAR | Quarterly |
Real Government Consumption | 2020 Q4 | 116,739 | 114,495 | Bil. Ch. 2015 JPY, SAAR | Quarterly |
Real Gross Domestic Product | 2020 Q4 | 542,688 | 526,687 | Bil. Ch. 2015 JPY, SAAR | Quarterly |
Nominal Gross Domestic Product | 2020 Q4 | 552,139 | 538,574 | Bil. JPY, SAAR | Quarterly |
Nominal Fixed Investment (gross fixed capital formation) | 2020 Q4 | 136,670 | 133,020 | Bil. JPY, SAAR | Quarterly |
Real Fixed Investment (gross fixed capital formation) | 2020 Q4 | 134,257 | 130,147 | Bil. Ch. 2015 JPY, SAAR | Quarterly |
Government Consumption | 2020 Q4 | 116,460 | 114,988 | Bil. JPY, SAAR | Quarterly |
Real Investment | 2016 | 124,944,155,753,300 | 124,599,323,584,100 | NCU | Annual |
Investment | 2016 | 126,880,900,000,000 | 127,704,800,000,000 | NCU | Annual |
Price | Reference | Last | Previous | Units | Frequency |
Producer Price Index (PPI) | Jan 2021 | 100.7 | 100.3 | Index 2015=100, NSA | Monthly |
Labor | Reference | Last | Previous | Units | Frequency |
Total Employment Non-Ag | Dec 2020 | 6,484 | 6,506 | Ten Ths., NSA | Monthly |
Total Employment | Dec 2020 | 6,695 | 6,701 | Ten Thousand Persons, SA | Monthly |
Labor Force Employment | Dec 2020 | 6,695 | 6,701 | Ten Thousand Persons, SA | Monthly |
Labor Force | Dec 2020 | 6,900 | 6,901 | Ten Thousand Persons, SA | Monthly |
Unemployment | Dec 2020 | 204 | 198 | Ten Thousand Persons, SA | Monthly |
Unemployment Rate | Dec 2020 | 2.9 | 2.9 | Percent, SA | Monthly |
Real Wages & Salaries | 2020 Q4 | 276,514 | 274,368 | Bil. Ch. 2011 JPY, SAAR | Quarterly |
Agriculture Employment | 2017 | 2,320,973 | 2,340,886 | # | Annual |
Wage & Salaries | 2014 | 252,097,472 | 249,624,331 | Mil. JPY | Annual |
Trade | Reference | Last | Previous | Units | Frequency |
Balance of Goods | Jan 2021 | 392,790 | 512,283 | Mil. JPY, SA | Monthly |
Imports of Goods | Jan 2021 | 5,969,223 | 5,583,633 | Mil. JPY, SA | Monthly |
Exports of Goods | Jan 2021 | 6,362,013 | 6,095,916 | Mil. JPY, SA | Monthly |
Net Exports | 2020 Q4 | 6,136 | 1,046 | Bil. JPY, SAAR | Quarterly |
Real Net Exports | 2020 Q4 | 2,852 | -3,154 | Bil. Ch. 2015 JPY, SAAR | Quarterly |
Exports of Goods and Services | 2020 Q4 | 88,944 | 80,379 | Bil. JPY, SAAR | Quarterly |
Imports of Goods and Services | 2020 Q4 | 82,808 | 79,333 | Bil. JPY, SAAR | Quarterly |
Real Imports of Goods and Services | 2020 Q4 | 94,266 | 90,573 | Bil. Ch. 2015 JPY, SAAR | Quarterly |
Real Exports of Goods and Services | 2020 Q4 | 97,119 | 87,418 | Bil. Ch. 2015 JPY, SAAR | Quarterly |
Current Account Balance | Dec 2020 | 22,784 | 23,393 | 100 Mil. JPY, SA | Monthly |
Government | Reference | Last | Previous | Units | Frequency |
Outstanding Public Debt - Domestic | Dec 2020 | 9,838,777 | 9,926,670 | 100 Mil. JPY, NSA | Monthly |
Outstanding Public Debt - Foreign | Dec 2020 | 0 | 0 | 100 Mil. JPY, NSA | Monthly |
Outstanding Public Debt | Dec 2020 | 12,124,680 | 12,204,361 | 100 Mil. JPY, NSA | Monthly |
Gross External Debt | 2020 Q3 | 168,108 | 165,748 | Bil. JPY, NSA | Quarterly |
Government Budget Balance | 31 Mar 2018 | -12,294 | -14,746 | Bil. JPY | 365 days |
Government Revenues | 31 Mar 2018 | 198,491 | 194,681 | Bil. JPY | 365 days |
Markets | Reference | Last | Previous | Units | Frequency |
Stock Market Index | 25 Feb 2021 | 30,168 | 29,671 | Index, NSA | Daily |
Average Long-term Government Bond | 25 Feb 2021 | 0.76 | 0.73 | %, NSA | Daily |
Treasury Bills (over 31 days) | Jun 2017 | -0.1 | -0.13 | % p.a., NSA | Monthly |
Lending Rate | Feb 2017 | 0.99 | 1 | % p.a., NSA | Monthly |
Money Market Rate | Apr 2016 | 0 | 0 | %, NSA | Monthly |
Real Estate | Reference | Last | Previous | Units | Frequency |
House Price Index | Nov 2020 | 101.99 | 99.81 | Index 2010=100, NSA | Monthly |
Dwelling Stocks | 2013 | 60,631 | Ths. # | Annual | |
Consumer | Reference | Last | Previous | Units | Frequency |
Consumer Confidence | Jan 2021 | 29.6 | 31.8 | Index, SA | Monthly |
Retail Sales | Jan 2021 | 12,097 | 14,454 | Bil. JPY, NSA | Monthly |
Business | Reference | Last | Previous | Units | Frequency |
Business Confidence | 2021 Q2 | 2.2 | 3.1 | Diffusion Index, NSA | Quarterly |
Industrial Production | Jan 2021 | 97.7 | 93.8 | Index 2015=100, SA | Monthly |
Real Change in Inventories | 2020 Q4 | -230 | 1,778 | Bil. Ch. 2015 JPY, SAAR | Quarterly |
Change in Inventories | 2020 Q4 | -132 | 1,509 | Bil. JPY, SAAR | Quarterly |
Demographics | Reference | Last | Previous | Units | Frequency |
Population | Feb 2021 | 12,562 | 12,557 | 10 Ths. #, NSA | Monthly |
Births | 2019 | 865,239 | 918,400 | # | Annual |
Birth Rate | 2019 | 7 | 7.4 | # per Ths. pop. | Annual |
Deaths | 2019 | 1,381,093 | 1,362,470 | # | Annual |
Death Rate | 2019 | 11.2 | 11 | # per Ths. pop. | Annual |
Net Migration | 2017 | 250,000 | # | Annual |