Japan Economic Indicators

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Japan Economic Indicators

Rates    Date Change
Yield Curve     Apr 27, 2012  
LIBOR Yield Curve     May 10, 2012  
Official Discount Rate 0.30 Dec 19, 2008 -20.00 bps
Prime Rate 1.300 May 10, 2012 -5.00 bps
Tokyo Repo Rates Yield Curve     May 17, 2012  
Uncollateralized Overnight Call Rate 0.079 May 16, 2012 -60.00 bps
Uncollateralized Overnight Call Rate Target 0.05 Oct 1, 2010 -5.00 bps
Employment    Date Change
Employed Persons 62,710 Mar 2012 -0.27 %
Unemployment Rate 4.5 Mar 2012 -- 
GDP    Date Change
Debt to GDP 142.5 Jan 2013 +5.71 %
Gross Domestic Product (Change) -0.7 Q4 2011
Business    Date Change
Industrial Production (Change) 1.3 Mar 2012
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) -0.2 Apr 2012
Effective Exchange Rate 104.6 Apr 2012 +1.60 %
Tertiary Industry Index (Change) -0.6 Mar 2012
International    Date Change
Current Account 1,780,500.0 Q1 2012 +5.87 %
Trade Balance -84,524 Mar 2012 -432.64 %
Stocks    Date Change
Japan Nikkei 225 Index 8,611.31 May 18, 2012 -2.99 %
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.