Recent Statistical Survey Reports, November 2024

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Statistical Survey Reports

Survey on Public Assistance Recipients (August)

November 6, released by the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare

The number of welfare recipients in August was 2,010,289 and the number of households of welfare recipients was 1,652,380.

Monthly Labour Survey (Provisional Report in September)

November 7, released by the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare

Total amount of cash earnings increased by 2.8% and contractual cash earnings increased by 2.4% (full-time employees 2.2%, part-time employees 1.8%) from a year earlier.

Special cash earnings increased by 16.1% from a year earlier. Scheduled cash earnings increased by 2.6% and non-scheduled cash earnings decreased by 0.4% from a year earlier. Real wage (total cash earnings) decreased by 0.1% from a year earlier and real wage (contractual cash earnings) decreased by 0.5% from a year earlier.

Total hours decreased by 2.5% from the previous month, scheduled hours worked decreased by 2.6% from a year earlier and non-scheduled hours worked decreased by 3.0% from a year earlier.

Non-scheduled hours worked by manufacturing industry workers decreased by 0.1% from the previous month (seasonally adjusted).

The average amount of summer bonus in 2024 was 414,515 yen, an increase of 2.3% from the previous year.

November 22 Monthly Labour Survey (Final Report in September)

Indexes of Business Conditions September 2024(Preliminary Release)

November 8, released by the Cabinet Office

The Coincident Index of Composite Index (CI, revised figures, 2020=100) in September was 115.7 increased by 1.7 point from the previous month. And 3 months backward moving average increased by 0.53 point, and 7 months backward moving average increased by 0.47 point. So, the Assessment of Coincident Index was “Halting to fall” (The same as the previous month)

The Leading Index was 109.4, an increase of 2.5 point, and the Lagging Index was 106.4, a decrease of 1.5 point.

November 25 Indexes of Business Conditions September 2024 (Revision of the Preliminary Release)

Family Income and Expenditure Survey (September)

November 8, released by the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications

The average monthly income for a worker’s households with 2 or more family members was down 1.6% in real terms from the previous year. The change over the year of wages & salaries was down 1.6% in real terms from the previous year (household heads: -2.5% in real terms, spouse of household: 5.1% in real terms).

The average of consumption expenditures for a worker’s household with 2 or more family members was down 3.9% in real terms from the previous year.

Labor Force Survey: Detailed Tabulation (Jul.-Sep. 2024)

November 12, released by the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications

Of the total 5,772 million employee (excl. executive of company or corporation) (average, in Jul. - Sep. 2024), the number of the regular employees increased by 390 thousand from the previous year to 36.56 million and the number of non-regular employees was 21.16 million, decreased by 170 thousand from the previous year.

National Accounts (The 1st Preliminary Estimates Jul.-Sep.2024)

November 15, released by the Cabinet Office

Real GDP (Gross Domestic Product) growth rate (Seasonally Adjusted) at Jul.-Sep.2024 was 0.2% (0.9% on annual basis). Of real GDP growth rate, 0.6% was contributed by domestic demand and -0.4% by external demand.

Compensation of Employees (real) was 0.0% and compensation of Employees (nominal) was 0.4% (changes from the previous quarter (seasonally adjusted)).

Quartely Estimates of GDP: Jul ~Sep. 2024 (The 1st Preliminary Estimates) Growth rate of GDP from the previous Quarters(seasonally adjusted)　Contributions of Domestic Demand and External Demand to Changes in GDP

Indices of Industrial Production (Revised Report for September 2024)

November 15, released by the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry

The index of industrial production (seasonally adjusted, 2020=100) was 101.3, increased by 1.6% from the previous month.

Survey on Situation of Preliminary Job Offers for New Graduate in Mar.2025 (University, etc.) (October 1, 2024)

November 15, released by the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare and the

Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology The ratio of final-year university students who got an official job offer to applicants was 72.9%, decreased by 1.9 point from the same period a year earlier.

Trend in the percentage of final-year high school students with official job offer

The 19th Longitudinal Survey of Middle and Elderly Persons

November 20, released by the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare

Consumer Price Index Japan (October)

November 22, released by the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications

The consumer price index for Japan in October 2024 was 109.5 (2020=100), up 2.3% over the year. All items, less fresh food, the comprehensive index was 108.8, up 2.3% from the previous year. All items, less fresh food and energy, the comprehensive index was 108.1, up 2.3% from the previous year.

Monthly Labour Survey (Final Report in September)

November 22, released by the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare

Total amount of cash earnings increased by 2.5% and contractual cash earnings increased by 2.2% (full-time employees 2.4%, part-time employees 2.5%) from a year earlier.

Special cash earnings increased by 12.4% from a year earlier. Scheduled cash earnings increased by 2.5% and non-scheduled cash earnings decreased by 0.9% from a year earlier. Real wage (total cash earnings) decreased by 0.4% from a year earlier and real wage (contractual cash earnings) decreased by 0.7% from a year earlier.

Total hours decreased by 2.7%, scheduled hours worked decreased by 2.7% and non-scheduled hours worked decreased 3.0% from a year earlier.

Non-scheduled hours worked by manufacturing industry workers increased by 0.6% from the previous month (seasonally adjusted).

Indexes of Business Conditions September 2024(Revision of the Preliminary Release)

November 25, released by the Cabinet Office

The Coincident Index of Composite Index (CI, revised figures, 2020=100) in September was 115.3, increased by 1.3 point. And 3 months backward moving average increased by 0.40 point, and 7 months backward moving average increased by 0.41 point. So, the Assessment of Coincident Index was “Halting to fall” (The same as the Preliminary Release)

The Leading Index was 109.1, an increase of 2.2 point and the Lagging Index was 106.7, a decrease of 1.2 point.

Survey on Supply and Demand of Construction Labor

November 25, released by the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism

Consumer Price Index Ku-area of Tokyo (November) (preliminary)

November 29, released by the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications

The consumer price index for Ku-area of Tokyo in November 2024 (preliminary) was 109.3 (2020=100), up 2.6% from the previous year. All items, less fresh food, the comprehensive index was 108.3 up 2.2% from the previous year. All items, less fresh food and energy, the comprehensive index was 107.7 up 1.9% from the previous year.

Labour Force Survey (October)

November 29, released by the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications

The unemployment rate (seasonally adjusted) was 2.5, increased by 0.1 point from the previous month. That for men was 2.8% increased by 0.1 point from the previous month and that for women was 2.1%, unchanged from the previous month.

The number of unemployed persons (seasonally adjusted) was 1.71 million, increased by 30 thousand from the previous month.

The number of employees was 61.66 million, increased by 770 thousand from the previous year.

Among them, the number of regular employee was 36.88 million, increased by 770 thousand from the previous year and the number of non-regular employee was 21.44 million, increased by 40 thousand from the previous year.

Employment Referrals for General Workers (October)

November 29, released by the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare

Active job openings-to-applicants ratio (seasonally adjusted) was 1.25, increased by 0.01 point from the previous month.

The number of monthly active job openings (person(s)) (seasonally adjusted) was increased by 0.2% from the previous month and the number of monthly active applications (person(s)) (seasonally adjusted) was decreased by 0.7% from the previous month.

New job openings-to-applicants ratio (seasonally adjusted) was 2.24, increased by 0.02 point from the previous month.

Active job openings-to-applicants ratio for regular staff (seasonally adjusted) was 1.02, increased 0.01point from the previous month.

Trend in Unemployment Rate and Ratio of Active Job
Openings to Applicants (seasonally adjusted)

The 12th Longitudinal Survey of Adults in the 21st Century (2012 Cohort)

November 29, released by the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare

Indices of Industrial Production (Preliminary Report for October 2024)

November 29, released by the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry

The index of industrial production (seasonally adjusted, 2020=100) was 104.3, increased by 3.0% from the previous month. According to the Survey of Production Forecast in Manufacturing, Production is expected to decrease in November and December.

Other Reports

Monthly Economic Report (November)

November 29 released by the Cabinet Office

The Japanese economy is recovering at a moderate pace, although it remains pausing in part. (The same as the previous month)

• Private consumption shows movements of picking up, although it remains pausing in part. (In the previous month, “Private consumption shows movements of picking up recently, although it remains pausing in part.”)
• Business investment shows movements of picking up. (The same as the previous month)
• Exports are almost flat. (The same as the previous month)
• Industrial production is flat recently. (The same as the previous month)
• Corporate profits are improving as a whole. Firms' judgments on current business conditions are improving. (The same as the previous month)
• The employment situation shows movements of improvement. (The same as the previous month)
• Consumer prices have been rising recently. (In the previous month, “Consumer prices have been rising moderately.”)