DIRS.INFO top alerts submit data jurnalism about API
login
Top related persons:
Masato Koike - 2 Satoshi Sugiyama - 2 Sam Holmes - 2 Fumio Kishida - 1 Sompo's Koike - 1 Koike - 1 Kantaro - 1 Christian Schmollinger - 1
Top related locs:
TOKYO Base Kawasaki Japan China
Top related orgs:
Sompo - 2 Thomson - 2 Global - 1 Bank of Japan - 1 Ministry of Health - 1 Labour - 1 Welfare - 1 REUTERS - 1

Search resuls for: "Masato Koike"


5 mentions found


☆ Japan's inflation adjusted wages extend declines in August
  + stars: | 2023-10-05 | by ( ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +3 min
TOKYO, Oct 6 (Reuters) - Japan's real wages in August declined for a 17th straight month, government data showed on Friday, as persistent price hikes continued to outpace salaries. Separate data on Friday showed Japan's consumer spending also shrank for the sixth consecutive month in August, squeezing consumers' purchasing power even as major companies offered their biggest pay increases in three decades. The consumer inflation rate officials use to calculate real wages, which includes fresh food prices but excludes rent, slowed to 3.7%, the lowest in 11 months. Base salary growth in August climbed 1.6% year-on-year, from a revised 1.4% gain in the previous month, the data showed. "As import prices settle down, the growth rate of consumer inflation is also expected to gradually narrow, and real wages will also recover," Koike said.
Persons: Masato Koike, Fumio Kishida, Sompo's Koike, Koike, Satoshi Sugiyama, Kantaro, Christian Schmollinger, Sam Holmes Organizations: Global, Bank of Japan, Sompo, Ministry of Health, Labour, Welfare, Thomson Locations: TOKYO, Base
☆ Japan's July factory output slumps, raises pressure on manufacturers
  + stars: | 2023-08-31 | by ( ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +3 min
REUTERS/Issei Kato/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsTOKYO, Aug 31 (Reuters) - Japan's factory output fell more than expected in July, signalling a rocky start to the second half of the year for manufacturers as worries mount over growth in China and the global economy. Industrial output fell 2.0% in July from the previous month, data from the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) showed on Thursday. Output of electronic parts and devices fell 5.1%, while that of production machinery decreased 4.8%, driving the overall decline. Among production machinery, output for semiconductor manufacturing equipment fell by 16.4%. Other data showed Japanese retail sales expanded 6.8% in July from a year earlier.
Persons: Issei Kato, Masato Koike, Satoshi Sugiyama, Kantaro Komiya, Chang, Ran Kim, Shri Navaratnam, Sam Holmes Organizations: REUTERS, Rights, Ministry, Economy, Trade, Industry, Toyota, Honda, Manufacturers, Sompo, Thomson Locations: Kawasaki, Japan, China
☆ Japan's spending downturn, wages decline heighten pressure on economy
  + stars: | 2023-05-09 | by ( Kantaro Komiya | ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +2 min
TOKYO, May 9 (Reuters) - Japan's consumer spending unexpectedly fell in March at the fastest rate in a year, while real wages marked a twelfth month of decline on persistent inflation, highlighting the challenges facing the economy in mounting a strong post-COVID revival. Household spending fell 1.9% in March from a year earlier, the data showed, against economists' median forecast for a 0.4% rise and following a 1.6% gain in February. It marked the biggest decline since March 2022's 2.3%, when Japan was still trying to curb the spread of coronavirus. For the full fiscal year 2022 that ended in March, household spending rose 0.7%, slowing from 1.6% expansion in fiscal 2021. Separate data showed Japanese real wages falling 2.9% in March, marking the full year of declines that started in April 2022 on decades-high consumer inflation.
☆ Japan Nov factory output falls on weakening global demand
  + stars: | 2022-12-28 | by ( Kantaro Komiya | ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +3 min
"The impacts of overseas rate hikes, slower growth and weak capital expenditure demand are gradually reaching Japan," said Masato Koike, economist at Sompo Institute Plus. "Production inevitably remains weak for October-December and highly likely stalls furthermore as the global economy hasn't hit its worst." That marked the third monthly decrease in Japanese production and followed a revised 3.2% fall in October and 1.7% contraction in September. Output of general machinery slipped 7.9%, while that of production machinery decreased 5.7%, driving down the overall index in November. METI cut its assessment of industrial output for a second straight month, saying "production is weakening".
☆ Japan's factory output falls for first time in four months as firms battle rising costs
  + stars: | 2022-10-31 | by ( Kantaro Komiya Sakura Murakami | Kantaro Komiya | Sakura Murakami | ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +5 min
A 12.4% decline in auto-related production - the sector's steepest fall in eight months - drove down the overall index. Manufacturers surveyed by the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) expected output to fall another 0.4% in October and rise 0.8% in November. "Rather, with rising procurement costs on the weak yen, coupled with (higher) energy prices, some firms have voiced concerns for their business conditions." Separate data showed retail sales rose 4.5% year-on-year in September, extending a rebound since March when the government ended domestic COVID-19 containment measures. On a seasonally adjusted month-on-month basis, retail sales grew 1.1% in September, rising for a third month.
0 next >>
Total: 5