Japan Economic Indicators
Japan Economic Indicators
| Rates | Date | Change | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yield Curve | Jan 31, 2012 | |||||
| LIBOR Yield Curve | Feb 14, 2012 | |||||
| Official Discount Rate | 0.30 | Dec 19, 2008 | -20.00 bps | |||
| Prime Rate | 1.400 | Sep 9, 2011 | +5.00 bps | |||
| Tokyo Repo Rates Yield Curve | Feb 21, 2012 | |||||
| Uncollateralized Overnight Call Rate | 0.090 | Feb 20, 2012 | +120.00 bps | |||
| Uncollateralized Overnight Call Rate Target | 0.05 | Oct 1, 2010 | -5.00 bps | |||
| Employment | Date | Change | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Employed Persons | 62,460 | Dec 2011 | -- | |||
| Unemployment Rate | 4.6 | Dec 2011 | +0.10 | |||
| GDP | Date | Change | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debt to GDP | 142.5 | Jan 2013 | +5.71 % | |||
| Gross Domestic Product (Change) | -2.3 | Q4 2011 | ||||
| Business | Date | Change | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Industrial Production (Change) | 3.8 | Dec 2011 | ||||
| Retail Trade (Change) | 19.2 | Dec 2011 | ||||
| Retail Trade Index (Change) | 19.1 | Dec 2011 | ||||
| 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 | Jan 2012 | ||||
| Effective Exchange Rate | 111.4 | Jan 2012 | +0.95 % | |||
| Tertiary Industry Index (Change) | 1.4 | Dec 2011 | ||||
| International | Date | Change | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Current Account | 1,751,300.0 | Q4 2011 | -35.32 % | |||
| Trade Balance | -205,570 | Dec 2011 | +70.23 % | |||
| Stocks | Date | Change | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Japan Nikkei 225 Index | 9,485.09 | Feb 20, 2012 | +1.08 % | |||
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.
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