2006a | 2007a | 2008a | 2009a | 2010a | 2011b | 2012b | |
GDP | |||||||
Nominal GDP (US$ bn) | 4,364.4 | 4,377.6 | 4,880.1 | 5,032.5 | 5,461.0 | 5,903.9 | 6,172.0 |
Nominal GDP (¥ trn) | 508 | 515 | 504 | 471 | 479 | 486 | 501 |
Real GDP growth (%) | 2.0 | 2.3 | -1.2 | -6.3 | 4.0 | 1.0 | 2.1 |
Expenditure on GDP (% real change) | |||||||
Private consumption | 1.5 | 1.6 | -0.7 | -2.0 | 1.9 | 0.5 | 1.6 |
Government consumption | 0.4 | 1.5 | 0.4 | 3.0 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 1.5 |
Gross fixed investment | 0.6 | -1.1 | -3.6 | -12.0 | 0.2 | -0.6 | 3.8 |
Exports of goods & services | 9.7 | 8.4 | 1.7 | -24.2 | 24.2 | 4.8 | 6.5 |
Imports of goods & services | 4.2 | 1.6 | 0.4 | -15.4 | 9.8 | 4.0 | 8.0 |
Origin of GDP (% real change) | |||||||
Agriculture | -2.1 | 3.7 | 4.2 | -7.8 | 1.0c | 0.6 | 0.7 |
Industry | 3.2 | 8.7 | 4.1 | -5.9 | 6.5c | -4.0 | 4.0 |
Services | 1.4 | 1.7 | -1.6 | -3.8 | 2.9c | 3.3 | 1.4 |
Population and income | |||||||
Population (m) | 127.5 | 127.4 | 127.3 | 127.1c | 126.8c | 126.5 | 126.1 |
GDP per head (US$ at PPP) | 32,013 | 33,703 | 34,027 | 32,226c | 33,901c | 34,847 | 36,658 |
Recorded unemployment (av; %) | 4.1 | 3.8 | 4.0 | 5.1 | 5.1 | 4.8 | 4.5 |
Fiscal indicators (% of GDP) | |||||||
General government budget revenue | 34.5 | 33.5 | 35.0 | 34.6 | 32.9 | 33.8 | 34.6 |
General government budget expenditure | 36.2 | 35.9 | 37.1 | 41.7 | 40.6 | 41.7 | 41.6 |
General government budget balance | -1.6 | -2.4 | -2.1 | -7.1 | -7.7 | -7.9 | -7.0 |
Public debt | 172.1 | 167.0 | 173.8 | 192.8 | 197.5 | 202.8 | 203.6 |
Prices and financial indicators | |||||||
Exchange rate ¥:US$ (end-period) | 119.0 | 114.0 | 90.8 | 92.1 | 81.5 | 81.6 | 80.9 |
Exchange rate ¥:€ (end-period) | 157.1 | 163.1 | 126.2 | 133.4 | 112.1 | 107.7 | 102.9 |
Consumer prices (end-period; %) | 0.3 | 0.8 | 0.4 | -1.6 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
Producer prices (av; %) | 2.2 | 1.7 | 4.6 | -5.3 | -0.2 | 2.5 | 1.0 |
Stock of money M1 (% change) | 3.0 | -0.1 | -0.5 | 0.5 | 2.0 | 1.4 | 3.1 |
Stock of money M2 (% change) | 1.0 | 1.6 | 2.1 | 2.7 | 2.8 | 1.7 | 5.2 |
Money market interest rate (av; %) | 0.32 | 0.74 | 0.85 | 0.39 | 0.17 | 0.27 | 0.60 |
Current account (US$ bn) | |||||||
Trade balance | 81 | 105 | 38 | 44 | 92 | 80 | 106 |
Goods: exports fob | 616 | 678 | 746 | 545 | 731 | 805 | 877 |
Goods: imports fob | -535 | -573 | -708 | -502 | -639 | -725 | -771 |
Services balance | -18 | -21 | -21 | -20 | -16 | -27 | -39 |
Income balance | 118 | 139 | 152 | 131 | 133 | 134 | 142 |
Current transfers balance | -11 | -12 | -13 | -12 | -12 | -13 | -14 |
Current-account balance | 171 | 210 | 157 | 142 | 196 | 174 | 194 |
International reserves (US$ bn) | |||||||
Total international reserves | 881 | 954 | 1,011 | 1,024 | 1,063 | – | – |
a Actual. b Economist Intelligence Unit forecasts. c Economist Intelligence Unit estimates. | |||||||
Source: IMF, International Financial Statistics. |
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