The I-N Information Systems database is a comprehensive source of information covering economic and financial data on Japan. The database also has an extensive industrial content useful when analysing Japan’s production, shipments and sales trends. The statistics are provided by government agencies and business organizations, compiled by I-N Information Systems and represent the premier source for detailed analysis of the Japanese economy.

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This database covers most of the major Japanese macroeconomic data. The following categories are covered: Business Cycle Indicators, National Accounts, Industrial Production, Business Enterprises, International Trade, Balance of Payments, Labour, Prices, Households, Consumption, Legal, Domestic Finance, and Government Finance.

The I-N Information Systems database also has a comprehensive coverage of the Japanese government’s production surveys, including orders, shipments, and inventories. One of the biggest advantages is that they cover data from industrial associations, which are normally available only in Japanese language and hard to obtain outside Japan. Following industries are covered:

Manufacturing & Mining: Coal, Construction, Food and Beverages, Textiles, Lumber & Wooden Products, Furniture, Paper & Pulp, Print & Publishing, Chemicals, Pharmaceutical, Petroleum, Rubber, Ceramics & Clay Products, Steel, Non-Steel Metal, Metal, General Machinery, Electrical Machinery, Transport Equipments; Precision Instruments, Other Manufacturing.

Non-manufacturing: Electricity, Gas, Transportation, Warehousing & Travel, Retail Sales, Consumer Finances & Insurances, Real Estate, Service Industries, Telecommunications/IT.

Available are also Corporate Statistics covering the Financial Statements Statistics of Corporations from the Ministry of Finance, with detailed classifications.