Economic indices before and after the Abe administration
|
Figure before Abe administration |
Current figure |
|
Government debt |
National and local long-term outstanding debt (percentage of GDP) |
932 trillion yen (189%) |
1,182 trillion yen (207%) |
Bank of Japan holdings of government bonds (percentage) |
11.5% (end of December 2012) |
47.2% (end of March 2020) |
|
Livelihood |
Real wage index (average for 2015 =100) |
104.5 (average for 2012) |
99.9 (average for 2019) |
Unemployment rate |
4.1% (November 2012) |
2.8% (June 2020) |
|
Markets |
Nikkei average |
10,0080.12 (Dec. 25, 2012) |
22,882.65 (Aug. 28, 2020) |
Exchange rate for Yen |
1 USD = 84.80 JPY (Dec. 25, 2012) |
1 USD = 106.08 JPY (Aug. 28, 2020) |
* Figures for long-term outstanding debt are the actual figure as of the end of fiscal 2012 and the projected figure for the end of fiscal 2020.
(Abridged)