Japan Economic Indicators

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Japan Economic Indicators

Rates    Date Change
Yield Curve     May 31, 2012  
LIBOR Yield Curve     Mar 21, 2013  
Official Discount Rate 0.30 Dec 19, 2008 -20.00 bps
Prime Rate 1.250 May 10, 2013 +5.00 bps
Tokyo Repo Rates Yield Curve     Oct 26, 2012  
Uncollateralized Overnight Call Rate 0.072 May 15, 2013 -10.00 bps
Uncollateralized Overnight Call Rate Target 0.10 Apr 1, 2013 +5.00 bps
Employment    Date Change
Employed Persons 62,970 Mar 2013 -0.02 %
Unemployment Rate 4.1 Mar 2013 -0.20 
GDP    Date Change
Debt to GDP 142.7 Jan 2013 +6.41 %
Gross Domestic Product (Change) -0.7 Q4 2011
Business    Date Change
Industrial Production (Change) 0.9 Mar 2013
Retail Trade (Change) -13.1 Jan 2012
Retail Trade Index (Change) -13.0 Jan 2012
Indices    Date Change
Consumer Price Index (Change) -0.6 Feb 2011
Consumer Price Index Excluding Imputed Rent (Change) 0.1 Feb 2011
Core Consumer Price Index (Change) 0.1 Feb 2011
Domestic Corporate Goods Price Index (Change) -0.5 May 2012
Effective Exchange Rate 89.9 Mar 2013 -1.12 %
Tertiary Industry Index (Change) -1.3 Mar 2013
International    Date Change
Current Account 732,800.0 Q1 2013 -32.12 %
Trade Balance -364,026 Mar 2013 +53.41 %
Stocks    Date Change
Japan Nikkei 225 Index 15,138.12 May 17, 2013 +0.67 %
Japan's is one of the most powerful economies in the world, despite a lack of national resources that makes it highly dependent on imports of raw materials and fuel. A strong work ethic, a close relationship between government and various industries, and access to sophisticated technology have made Japan a main economic power. Industrial products such as cars, electronic devices and computers are the biggest export items; however, services comprise about three quarters of its GDP. The United States and China are the largest trading partners; other notable partners are Taiwan, Hong Kong, South Korea, and Singapore.