45.7% of companies view population decline as "a key business challenge"
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~ Responding with development and expansion of products and services, but securing human resources becomes an obstructive factor ~ According to a demographic survey as of January 1, 2017, based on the basic resident register announced by the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, the total population of Japan is 125,583,658, a drop for the eighth straight year, and the pace of decline is the largest since the survey began in 1968. While the birthrate is declining,


Highest economic DI since consumption tax increase
- Continuous upswing thanks to a strong consumer durable goods market and despite the adverse impact of an exceptional rainy season on some industries - (Companies researched: 23,621 ; Valid responses: 10,265; Response rate: 43.5%; Survey start date: May 2002) <Trends as of August: Continuous recovery> Economic diffusion index (DI) in August 2017 was 47.7, up 0.1 from the previous month. This was the third consecutive month of recorded improvement.
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