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Japanese Economic Trend

Japan economic activity covering production, distribution, consumption and trade of goods and services including GDP Growth Rate and Exchange Rate.

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  • The Japanese government offered the assessment in its Monthly Economic Report for March 2025 that "The Japanese economy is recovering at a moderate pace, although it remains pausing in part. Concerning short-term prospects, the economy is expected to continue recovering at a moderate pace with the improving employment and income situation, supported by the effects of the policies. However, the effect of continued price increases on private consumption through a downturn in consumer sentiment and the impact of policy trends in the U.S. such as trade policy are downside risks to Japanese economy. Also, full attention should be given to the effects of fluctuations in the financial and capital markets."

GDP Growth Rate 15 April 2025

Q4 2024

Real GDP Growth

0.6

QOQ  +0.2 Points

Annualized Rate

2.2

QOQ  +0.8points

3.1 Gross Domestic Product: Quarter on Quarter (Real/Seasonally Adjusted)

Unemployment Rate 15 April 2025

Feb 2025

Unemployment Rate

2.4

MOM  -0.1 Points

Unemployment

1.65 million

MOM  +2 million

3.2 Unemployment Rate

Source : Statistics Bureau, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications "Labour Force Survey"
*Unemployed rate are seasonally adjusted series and unemployed person are original series.

Exchange Rate 15 April 2025

3.3 Japanese Yen Exchange Rate (Monthly-Average)

US Dollar/Japanese Yen

Mar 2025 (Monthly-Average)

USD/JPY 149.25

Euro/Japanese Yen

Mar 2025 (Monthly-Average)

EUR/JPY 161.08

Chinese Renminbi/Japanese Yen

Mar 2025 (Monthly-Average)

CNY/JPY 20.57

South Korean Won/Japanese Yen

Mar 2025 (Monthly-Average)

100KRW/JPY 10.26

CPI 15 April 2025

Feb 2025

110.8

MOM  -0.4 Points

3.4 Consumer Price Index

Index related to consuming activities 15 April 2025

3.5 Consumption Expenditure per Household Annual

Source : Statistics Bureau, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications "Family Income and Expenditure Survey"
*Yearly Average of Monthly Income and Expenditure per Household - Workers' households containing over 2 adults (2000~2016)
*The data is including agricultural, forestry and fisheries households.

3.6 Consumption expenditures on Travel & Communication Annual

Source : Statistics Bureau, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications "Family Income and Expenditure Survey"
*Yearly Average of Monthly Income and Expenditure per Household - Workers' households containing over 2 adults (2000~2016)
*The data is including agricultural, forestry and fisheries households.

3.7 Sales of Department Stores (Nationwide)

3.8 Wholesale Price of Unleaded Gasoline by Month (National Average)

Source : Agency for Natural Resources and Energy
Wholesale price for major oil companies' gas station (Without Consumption Tax)