1.1. JAPAN - main economic indicators.
Switzerland - Japan
<===>
Japan - Switzerland
JAPAN MAIN ECONOMIC INDICATORS 2010
|
Date / Period |
|||||
| Economic growth |
1st quarter 2010 |
4.6% |
vs. 1st quarter 2009 |
||
| Unemployment rate |
June 2010 |
5.3% |
|||
| Exports, in billion Yen |
January - July 2010 |
33,097 | + 37.9% vs same period 2009 | ||
| Imports, in billion Yen |
January - June 2010 |
29,702 | + 23.3% vs same period 2009 | ||
Source: Japan Spotlight + NZZ + Japan Ministry of Finance.
|
|
2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | |
|
GDP |
Billion Yen |
508,925 |
515,475 |
507,615 |
|
|
Exports |
Billion US$ |
647.3 |
712.7 |
775.9 |
|
|
Imports |
Billion US$ |
579.3 |
621.1 |
756.1 |
|
| Foreign trade balance |
Billion US$ |
68.0 |
91.7 |
19.8 |
|
|
Exchange Yen against US$ |
118.9 |
113.1 |
90.3 |
||
| CPI (Consumer Price Index) |
2005 = 100 |
100.3 |
100.3 |
101.7 |
OTHER INFORMATION ABOUT JAPAN AND THE JAPANESE ECONOMY
|
2009/2010 Global Competitiveness Report of the World Economic Forum |
||||
| Rank 2009/2010 | Countries |
Scores |
Rank 2008/2009 |
Change |
| 1. | Switzerland | 5.60 | 2 | + 1 |
| 2. | USA | 5.59 | 1 | - 1 |
| 3. | Singapore | 5.55 | 5 | + 2 |
| 4. | Sweden | 5.51 | 4 | = 0 |
| 5. | Denmark | 5.46 | 3 | - 2 |
| 6. | Finland | 5.43 | 6 | = 0 |
| 7. | Germany | 5.37 | 7 | = 0 |
| 8. | Japan | 5.37 | 9 | + 1 |
| 9. | Canada | 5.33 | 10 | - 1 |
| 10. | The Netherlands | 5.32 | 8 | - 2 |
Revised double taxation agreement Switzerland-Japan.
On May 21, 2010, Switzerland and Japan signed the protocol to amend the double taxation agreement (DTA) in the area of taxes on income. The Protocol of Amendment signed by Finance Minister Hans-Rudof Merz and Ichiro Komatsu, Japan's Ambassador to Switzerland, contains provisions on the exchange of information in accordance with the OECD standard, which were negotiated in line with the parameters decided by the Federal Council. The revised DTA will contribute to the further positive development of bilateral economic relations.
Further information: www.efd.admin.ch/00468/index.html?lang=en&msg-id=33194
DO YOU WANT TO EXPORT TO JAPAN?
DO YOU WANT TO IMPORT FROM JAPAN?
ARE YOU LOOKING FOR AN AGENT IN JAPAN ?
WOULD YOU CONSIDER SETTING UP A COMPANY IN JAPAN?
ARE YOU LOOKING FOR INFORMATION, BROCHURES AND
ECONOMIC DATA ABOUT JAPAN?
IN ANY CASE, PLEASE CONTACT US OR VISIT