1.1. JAPAN - main economic indicators.
Switzerland - Japan
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Japan - Switzerland
JAPAN MAIN ECONOMIC INDICATORS 2009
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Date / Period |
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| Unemployment rate |
May 2009 |
5.2% |
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| June 2009 | 5.4% | ||||
| July 2009 | 5.7% |
Source: Japan Spotlight + NZZ.
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2006 | 2007 | 2008 | Change 2008 vs. 2007 | |
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GDP |
Billion Yen |
508,925 |
515,475 |
507,615 |
- 0.6% |
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Exports |
Billion US$ |
647.3 |
712.7 |
775.9 |
8.9% |
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Imports |
Billion US$ |
579.3 |
621.1 |
756.1 |
21.7% |
| Foreign trade balance |
Billion US$ |
68.0 |
91.7 |
19.8 |
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Unemployment |
% |
4.1% |
3.9% |
4.0% |
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Exchange Yen against US$ |
118.9 |
113.1 |
90.3 |
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| CPI (Consumer Price Index) |
2005 = 100 |
100.3 |
100.3 |
101.7 |
OTHER INFORMATION ABOUT JAPAN AND THE JAPANESE ECONOMY
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2009 Global Competitiveness Report of the World Economic Forum |
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| Rank 2009 | Countries |
Scores |
Rank 2008 |
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 |
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