Japan Key Economic Indicators

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Indicator Reference Last Previous Unit
Daily Growth Nowcast by Augur Labs April 25, 2024 -0.1 -0.1 percent
Potential Growth by Augur Labs April 2024 0.8 0.8 percent
Output Gap by Augur Labs April 2024 1.5 1.6 percent

National Accounts

Indicator Reference Last Previous Unit
Real GDP Growth Rate, Quarter-over-Quarter Q4 2023 0.4 -3.2 percent
Real GDP Growth Rate, Year-over-Year Q4 2023 1.3 1.6 percent
Nominal GDP, National Currency Q4 2023 598,006 594,848 billion
Nominal GDP, USD Q4 2023 4,047 4,117 billion (USD)
Real Consumption Expenditures Growth Rate, Quarter-over-Quarter Q4 2023 -1.0 -1.4 percent
Real Consumption Expenditures Growth Rate, Year-over-Year Q4 2023 -0.5 -0.1 percent

Prices

Indicator Reference Last Previous Unit
Consumer Price Index, Year-over-Year March 2024 2.7 2.8 percent
Core Consumer Price Index, Year-over-Year March 2024 2.2 2.5 percent

Labor

Indicator Reference Last Previous Unit
Unemployment Rate February 2024 2.6 2.4 percent
Employed Persons February 2024 6,783 6,761 persons
Unemployed Persons February 2024 182 170 persons
New Job Openings to Applicants February 2024 2.26 2.28

Domestic Trade & Household

Indicator Reference Last Previous Unit
Real Retail Sales, Year-over-Year February 2024 0.5 0.0 percent
Real Retail Sales, Month-over-Month February 2024 1.5 0.1 percent
Tertiary Industry Activity Index February 2024 102.1 100.6 points
Wholesale Sales, Year-over-Year February 2024 2.9 0.7 percent
Household Consumption, Month-over-Month December 2023 -0.9 -1.0 percent

Foreign Trade

Indicator Reference Last Previous Unit
Exports, Year-over-Year March 2024 9.3 4.5 percent
Imports, Year-over-Year March 2024 1.9 -3.8 percent

Balance of Payment

Indicator Reference Last Previous Unit
Current Account, USD Q1 2023 53,446 73,646 million (USD)

Production

Indicator Reference Last Previous Unit
Industrial Production, Year-over-Year February 2024 -6.8 -3.1 percent
Industrial Production, Month-over-Month February 2024 -0.6 -6.7 percent
Capacity Utilization February 2024 98.1 98.6

Orders

Indicator Reference Last Previous Unit
Japan Core Machinery Orders February 2024 7.7 -1.7 percent

Housing

Indicator Reference Last Previous Unit
Building Permits February 2024 8,495 9,090 units
Housing Starts February 2024 66,229 66,830 units

Money & Credit

Indicator Reference Last Previous Unit
Central Bank Policy Rate April 25, 2024 0.050 0.050 percent
Broad Money March 2024 1,606,864 1,603,896 billion
Narrow Money March 2024 1,097,211 1,092,898 billion

Cyclical Indicators

Indicator Reference Last Previous Unit
Coincident Index February 2024 111.6 112.3

Automobile

Indicator Reference Last Previous Unit
Car Registrations March 2024 268,843 202,640 units

Surveys

Indicator Reference Last Previous Unit
Consumer Confidence March 2024 39.5 39.0 points
TANKAN Business Conditions Q1 2024 11.0 12.0 points
Manufacturing PMI April 2024 49.9 48.2
Services PMI April 2024 54.6 54.1
Small & Medium-Sized Enterprises Sales Forecast March 2024 -0.4 -1.7

Market

Indicator Reference Last Previous Unit
10-Year Bond Yield April 24, 2024 0.88 0.88 percent
3-Month Bill Rate April 24, 2024 0.02 0.02 percent
Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-Earnings Ratio (CAPE) April 2024 17.8 18.7
Real Effective Exchange Rate (Trade-Weighted) April 24, 2024 -50.8 -50.5
2-Year/10-Year Yield Curve April 24, 2024 65.8 65.2 basis points
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