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| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
| Exchange rate ¥:US$ (av) | ||||||||||||
| 2009 | 90.5 | 92.5 | 98.2 | 99.0 | 96.3 | 96.5 | 94.5 | 94.8 | 91.5 | 90.3 | 89.2 | 89.6 |
| 2010 | 91.2 | 90.3 | 90.5 | 93.4 | 91.8 | 90.9 | 87.7 | 85.5 | 84.4 | 81.9 | 82.5 | 83.4 |
| 2011 | 82.6 | 82.5 | 81.7 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Exchange rate ¥:US$ (end-period) | ||||||||||||
| 2009 | 89.6 | 97.6 | 98.1 | 97.6 | 96.5 | 96.0 | 95.3 | 92.7 | 89.8 | 91.4 | 86.8 | 92.1 |
| 2010 | 89.9 | 89.3 | 93.3 | 94.1 | 91.3 | 88.6 | 86.5 | 84.3 | 83.4 | 80.6 | 84.2 | 81.5 |
| 2011 | 82.1 | 81.7 | 82.8 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Real effective exchange rate (2000=100; CPI-based) | ||||||||||||
| 2009 | 108.8 | 108.4 | 101.9 | 99.2 | 99.4 | 98.0 | 99.9 | 98.3 | 101.0 | 100.6 | 101.4 | 100.9 |
| 2010 | 98.9 | 101.1 | 100.3 | 96.6 | 100.4 | 102.3 | 104.2 | 105.7 | 106.1 | 106.7 | 105.8 | 104.8 |
| 2011 | 104.8 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Budget revenue (¥ bn) | ||||||||||||
| 2009 | 3,624 | 2,621 | 3,723 | 4,065 | 3,077 | 4,824 | 2,541 | 2,878 | 2,990 | 2,439 | 3,016 | 5,599 |
| 2010 | 2,868 | 2,568 | 3,383 | 3,629 | 3,217 | 5,940 | 3,293 | 3,738 | 3,275 | 2,534 | 3,340 | 5,866 |
| 2011 | 2,941 | 2,438 | 4,020 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Budget expenditure (¥ bn) | ||||||||||||
| 2009 | 2,192 | 2,150 | 8,617 | 10,084 | 3,653 | 7,022 | 4,119 | 3,935 | 5,714 | 3,849 | 6,760 | 3,765 |
| 2010 | 2,398 | 2,495 | 12,385 | 10,332 | 2,733 | 6,456 | 3,396 | 2,184 | 5,726 | 3,203 | 7,087 | 3,836 |
| 2011 | 3,011 | 3,040 | 7,761 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Budget balance (¥ bn) | ||||||||||||
| 2009 | 1,432 | 471 | -4,894 | -6,019 | -576 | -2,198 | -1,578 | -1,057 | -2,724 | -1,410 | -3,744 | 1,834 |
| 2010 | 470 | 73 | -9,002 | -6,703 | 484 | -516 | -103 | 1,554 | -2,451 | -670 | -3,747 | 2,030 |
| 2011 | -70 | -602 | -3,741 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Money supply, M1 (period average; % change, year on year) | ||||||||||||
| 2009 | -0.8 | -0.3 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 1.1 |
| 2010 | 1.2 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 1.6 | 1.9 | 1.6 | 2.1 | 2.2 | 2.3 | 2.9 | 2.8 | 3.0 |
| 2011 | 3.2 | 3.6 | 4.2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Money supply, M2 (period average; % change, year on year) | ||||||||||||
| 2009 | 2.0 | 2.1 | 2.3 | 2.7 | 2.6 | 2.5 | 2.7 | 2.8 | 2.9 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 3.1 |
| 2010 | 3.0 | 2.8 | 2.7 | 2.9 | 3.0 | 2.9 | 2.7 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 2.7 | 2.6 | 2.4 |
| 2011 | 2.3 | 2.4 | 2.7 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Industrial production (seasonally adjusted; % change, year on year) | ||||||||||||
| 2009 | -28.7 | -35.1 | -32.8 | -29.4 | -27.0 | -24.4 | -23.3 | -19.7 | -18.3 | -14.2 | -5.4 | 6.0 |
| 2010 | 20.7 | 31.2 | 29.9 | 25.8 | 20.4 | 17.3 | 15.8 | 13.5 | 9.7 | 5.8 | 4.2 | 4.9 |
| 2011 | 1.8 | 2.9 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Retail sales (% change, year on year) | ||||||||||||
| 2009 | -2.4 | -2.4 | -3.3 | -2.8 | -2.4 | -2.6 | -2.4 | -2.1 | -1.5 | -1.5 | -1.3 | 0.1 |
| 2010 | 2.2 | 3.9 | 4.7 | 4.6 | 2.8 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 4.3 | 0.7 | -0.1 | 1.9 | -2.0 |
| 2011 | -0.3 | -0.8 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Deposit rate (av; %) | ||||||||||||
| 2009 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 |
| 2010 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.3 |
| 2011 | 0.3 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Lending rate (av; %) | ||||||||||||
| 2009 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 |
| 2010 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 |
| 2011 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Nikkei 225 stock average (¥) | ||||||||||||
| 2009 | 7,994 | 7,568 | 8,110 | 8,828 | 9,523 | 9,958 | 10,357 | 10,493 | 10,133 | 10,035 | 9,346 | 10,546 |
| 2010 | 10,198 | n/a | 11,090 | 11,057 | 9,769 | 9,383 | 9,537 | 8,824 | 9,369 | 9,202 | 9,937 | 10,229 |
| 2011 | 10,238 | 10,624 | 9,755 | 9,641 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Consumer prices (seasonally adjusted; % change, year on year) | ||||||||||||
| 2009 | 0.1 | -0.1 | -0.3 | -0.1 | -1.1 | -1.9 | -2.2 | -2.2 | -2.3 | -2.5 | -1.7 | -1.6 |
| 2010 | -1.3 | -1.1 | -1.1 | -1.3 | -0.9 | -0.7 | -0.9 | -0.9 | -0.6 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| 2011 | 0.0 | 0.1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Nominal monthly wages (% change, year on year) | ||||||||||||
| 2009 | -5.0 | -4.4 | -6.2 | -4.9 | -4.2 | -11.2 | -8.1 | -4.3 | -3.5 | -3.3 | -4.7 | -8.4 |
| 2010 | 0.3 | -0.4 | 2.0 | 2.8 | 0.5 | 3.4 | 2.4 | 0.8 | 1.3 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 0.9 |
| 2011 | 1.5 | 1.1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Unemployment rate (% of workforce) | ||||||||||||
| 2009 | 4.3 | 4.5 | 4.8 | 5.0 | 5.1 | 5.2 | 5.5 | 5.4 | 5.3 | 5.2 | 5.3 | 5.2 |
| 2010 | 5.1 | 5.0 | 5.1 | 5.1 | 5.1 | 5.2 | 5.1 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.1 | 5.1 | 4.9 |
| 2011 | 4.9 | 4.6 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Total exports fob (US$ bn) | ||||||||||||
| 2009 | 38.4 | 38.2 | 42.6 | 42.4 | 41.7 | 47.6 | 51.3 | 47.6 | 55.8 | 58.8 | 55.9 | 60.4 |
| 2010 | 53.8 | 56.8 | 66.3 | 63.1 | 57.9 | 64.5 | 68.2 | 60.9 | 69.2 | 69.9 | 66.0 | 73.3 |
| 2011 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Total imports cif (US$ bn) | ||||||||||||
| 2009 | 49.1 | 37.4 | 42.7 | 41.9 | 38.8 | 42.6 | 47.4 | 45.8 | 50.2 | 49.9 | 51.8 | 54.4 |
| 2010 | 53.1 | 49.6 | 55.8 | 55.2 | 54.4 | 57.0 | 59.1 | 59.9 | 59.8 | 59.9 | 64.0 | 64.6 |
| 2011 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Trade balance fob-cif (US$ bn) | ||||||||||||
| 2009 | -10.7 | 0.8 | -0.1 | 0.5 | 2.9 | 5.0 | 3.9 | 1.7 | 5.7 | 8.9 | 4.1 | 6.1 |
| 2010 | 0.7 | 7.2 | 10.5 | 7.9 | 3.4 | 7.6 | 9.1 | 1.0 | 9.4 | 10.0 | 2.0 | 8.7 |
| 2011 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Foreign-exchange reserves excl gold (end-period; US$ bn) | ||||||||||||
| 2009 | 988.4 | 985.9 | 996.0 | 989.7 | 1,000.0 | 996.2 | 999.6 | 1,018.8 | 1,028.1 | 1,031.2 | 1,044.8 | 1,022.2 |
| 2010 | 1,026.5 | 1,023.8 | 1,015.3 | 1,017.9 | 1,011.6 | 1,019.6 | 1,034.8 | 1,039.5 | 1,077.4 | 1,085.0 | 1,067.0 | 1,061.5 |
| 2011 | 1,060.3 | 1,056.8 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Sources: IMF, International Financial Statistics; Haver Analytics. | ||||||||||||
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