In response, we have archived the predecessors (reference year 2005, 1994Q1 to 2016Q3) by renaming with an "_05" specifier, marking the descriptions as "discontinued," and segregating in the catalog. The one-for-one replacements (reference year 2011) have an unchanged start date. Active figures are billions of Japanese yen at current prices (Bil. JPY) or chained year-2011 prices (Bil. Ch. 2011 JPY). There are two presentations, not seasonally adjusted (NSA) or seasonally adjusted at an annual rate (SAAR).

The series reside in the historical catalog (Japan » National Accounts » Other » By Sector » Compensation and taxes » Total compensation of employees) and includes, for example:

• NACICMPTOT_05UQ.IJPN = [DISCONTINUED] Compensation of employees: Total, (Bil. Ch. 2005 JPY, NSA)
• NACICMPTOTAQ.IJPN    = Compensation of employees - Total, (Bil. Ch. 2011 JPY, SAAR)
• NALICMPTOT_05AQ.IJPN = [DISCONTINUED] Compensation of employees: Total, (Bil. JPY, SAAR)
• NALICMPTOTUQ.IJPN    = Compensation of employees - Total, (Bil. JPY, NSA)

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