Reports

Is the Preference for Foreign Investments Increasing?

Overseas financial assets held by households as a whole remain sluggish, but the preference for overseas investments has grown stronger amongst those building personal assets.

June 2021 Trade Statistics

Net exports suffer q/q decline in Apr-Jun period despite favorable exports to US

June 2021 Consumer Price Index

Core CPI maintains positive y/y growth for the second consecutive month

Online Medical Examinations from First Visit to Become Permanent

May encourage retention of family doctors, including amongst working-age population

May 2021 Machinery Orders

Manufacturing and non-manufacturing boosted by private sector demand, with overall orders recording growth for the third consecutive month

Proposal and Trial Calculation of a New Standard Pension Amount

The average pension amount for husband-and-wife households will increase even assuming zero growth

Pension Assets Up 3.9% with Rise in Domestic and Overseas Stock Prices

Trends in pension assets from flow of funds statistics (end March, 2021)

Bank of Japan Provisions for Losses on ETFs Inadequate

Issues regarding BOJ exit strategy

Discussions Begin in Regard to Making Corporate Disclosure of Sustainability Information Mandatory

There is a possibility that reporting of climate-related information based on TCFD will be required

BOJ June 2021 Tankan Survey

Business conditions DI improve for both manufacturing and non-manufacturing, but there is a widening disparity between industries