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Country factfile

Area

369,700 km²

Population

127,479,000

Demographic and economic indicators

	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009
Population aged 65+: January 1st ('000)	25,766.37	26,605.27	27,466.01	28,214.12	28,971.13
Population density (people per sq km)	350.53	350.53	350.54	350.32	350.05
GDP measured at purchasing power parity (million international $)	3,872,841.79	4,081,940.54	4,294,937.38	4,421,585.79	4,407,323.72
Real GDP growth (% growth)	1.93	2.04	2.34	-0.71	-5.37
Inflation (% growth)	-0.27	0.24	0.06	1.38	-1.13
Consumer expenditure (US$ million)	2,510,865.26	2,409,706.41	2,386,192.89	2,746,457.70	2,712,965.27
Annual gross income (US$ million)	3,854,339.17	3,693,696.54	3,659,712.36	4,217,673.91	4,176,216.74
Annual disposable income (US$ million)	2,819,754.25	2,705,928.06	2,681,020.97	3,088,160.00	3,058,086.80

Source

• World Economic Factbook
• International Marketing Data and Statistics
• Future Demographic

Lifestyle indicators

	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009
Consumer expenditure on food (US$ million)	350,821.1	334,187.5	329,018.3	373,283.6	363,034.1
Internet users ('000)	85,290.00	87,540.00	88,110.00	90,284.41	92,385.67
New registrations of passenger cars ('000)	4,748.41	4,641.73	4,578.53	4,537.91
Consumer electronics (¥ billion)	1,574.97	1,605.39	1,639.25	1,677.21
Dog and cat food (¥ billion)	405.64	413.38	418.08	420.40	421.47

Source

• World Income Distribution
• Who Buys What
• World Consumer Spending
• World Consumer Lifestyles Databook

Market sizes

	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009
Soft drinks (million litres)	18,910	19,603	20,260	20,895	21,490
Soft drinks (¥ billion)	5,052	5,182	5,289	5,386	5,477
Tobacco (¥ billion)	4,055	3,989	3,931	3,876	3,825
Cosmetics and toiletries (¥ billion)	3,378	3,440	3,501	3,557	3,607
Tourism receipts (US$ million)	12,430	8,470	9,345	11,825	12,921

Source

• Consumer Asia

Business information sources

• Bank of Japan ( www.boj.or.jp )
• Cabinet Office, Government of Japan ( www.cao.go.jp/index-e.html )
• Institute for Monetary and Economic Studies (IMES) ( www.imes.boj.or.jp )
• Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (MAFF) ( http://www.maff.go.jp )
• Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry ( www.meti.go.jp )
• Ministry of Education, Culture, Sport, Science and Technology ( www.mext.go.jp )
• Ministry of Finance ( www.mof.go.jp )
• Ministry of Foreign Affairs ( www.mofa.go.jp/index.html )
• Slavic Research Cente ( src-h.slav.hokudai.ac.jp )
• Statistics Bureau, Management and Co-ordination Agency ( http://www.stat.go.jp )