Japan's May Tertiary Industry Index: Summary (Table)

By Shizuka Muragishi

July 16 (Bloomberg) -- Following is a summary of the tertiary industry index from the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry in Tokyo.

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                              May   April  March   Feb.   Jan.   Dec.   Nov.
                      Weight  2008   2008   2008   2008   2008   2007   2007
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                              -----------Percent Change From Month Ago--------
[bn:WBTKR=JNTIAMOM:IND] Tertiary industry []      100.0%  -0.2%   1.9%   0.0%  -1.6%   0.4%  -0.5%   0.1%
 3-mo. annualized       n/a    1.0%  -3.7%  -4.2%  -2.8%  -0.8%  -0.5%  -0.7%
 3-month change         n/a    0.2%  -0.9%  -1.1%  -0.7%  -0.2%  -0.1%  -0.2%
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Wholesale and retail    25.8%   1.0%   1.5%   0.4%  -1.0%   0.8%  -0.5%  -0.2%
Services                20.3%  -2.3%   0.3%   3.5%  -4.0%   0.6%  -0.3%   1.0%
Information, comm.       9.1%  -3.5%   9.7%  -3.9%  -1.3%   0.3%  -0.4%  -0.5%
Finance, insurance       8.9%   0.6%   1.3%   0.6%  -3.3%   1.7%  -3.2%  -0.9%
Medical, health care     8.3%   0.0%   0.6%   0.8%   1.0%  -1.3%  -0.2%   0.3%
Transport                8.1%   0.3%   2.0%  -1.3%   0.2%  -1.1%   0.1%  -0.5%
Real estate              6.7%  -0.7%   0.9%   3.6%  -4.8%   1.4%   0.8%  -1.3%
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                              May   April  March   Feb.   Jan.   Dec.   Nov.
                      Weight  2008   2008   2008   2008   2008   2007   2007
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                              -----------Percent Change From Month Ago--------
Eating, accommodation    5.5%   1.0%  -1.0%   1.6%  -1.7%  -0.6%   0.8%   1.6%
Electricity, gas         4.6%   1.7%   0.7%  -7.2%   4.9%   0.2%  -0.3%   0.2%
Compound services        1.5%   2.4%  -1.7%   6.8% -11.2%  14.1%  -6.0%   0.9%
Learning support         1.2%   1.1%  -4.3%   6.6%  -1.4%  -1.7%   2.0%  -0.3%
                             ----------Percent Change From Year Ago----------
Tertiary Industry      100.0%  -0.2%   0.7%  -0.5%   1.7%   1.0%  -0.1%   1.7%
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Wholesale and retail    25.8%   1.4%   2.0%   0.6%   3.2%   2.2%   0.3%   2.5%
Services                20.3%  -1.3%   0.2%   0.3%  -0.7%  -0.1%   0.2%   1.1%
Information, comm.       9.1%   1.2%   2.7%   0.2%   3.5%   1.7%   0.4%   2.4%
Finance, insurance       8.9%  -5.3%  -3.2%  -7.2%  -4.3%  -0.8%  -3.4%   1.7%
Medical, health care     8.3%   1.7%   3.5%   0.8%   3.5%   0.3%  -0.2%   3.2%
Transport                8.1%  -0.2%   1.0%  -2.3%   2.8%  -0.1%  -0.3%   1.0%
Real estate              6.7%   0.6%   0.4%   0.3%  -0.2%   0.9%   0.0%  -0.7%
Eating, accommodation    5.5%   0.6%  -2.0%   1.4%   2.4%   0.6%   3.2%   2.0%
Electricity, gas         4.6%   1.4%  -0.8%  -0.7%  12.4%   4.6%   1.6%   3.5%
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                              May   April  March   Feb.   Jan.   Dec.   Nov.
                      Weight  2008   2008   2008   2008   2008   2007   2007
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                             ----------Percent Change From Year Ago----------
Compound services        1.5%   2.4%   2.2%  -1.7%   0.8%   9.1%  -2.6%   0.9%
Learning support         1.2%  -9.3%  -1.4%  -5.9%  -7.5%  -9.5% -12.1% -14.2%
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NOTE: Monthly percent changes are seasonally adjusted. Yearly are not. Tertiary index measures activity in retail, communications and other service industries.

SOURCE: Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry

http://www.meti.go.jp

To contact the reporter on this story: Shizuka Muragishi in Tokyo at smuragishi@bloomberg.net