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Japan jobless rate rises, factory output rebounds
Japan jobless rate in April rises to 4.7 pct; factory output seen rebounding in coming months
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{"s" : "sne,tm","k" : "a00,a50,b00,b60,c10,g00,h00,l10,p20,t10,v00","o" : "","j" : ""} Shino Yuasa, Associated Press, On Monday May 30, 2011, 10:51 pm EDT
TOKYO (AP) -- Japan's unemployment rate in April rose for the first time in six months, while the nation's industrial production rebounded weakly from a record drop following March's earthquake and tsunami.
But output was seen picking up strongly in May and June as automakers and other manufacturers get back on line.
The jobless rate edged up to 4.7 percent from 4.6 percent in March due to job losses in the retail and wholesale sectors, the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications said Tuesday. The number of workers in those sectors dropped in April by 390,000 from a year earlier.
"A lot of part-time workers in the wholesale and retail sectors lost their jobs due to weak demand following the March tsunami," said Hiroshi Watanabe, economist at the Daiwa Institute of Research.
The number of workers in the hotel and restaurant businesses in April also fell by 30,000 from a year earlier, underscoring a plunge in tourism demand following the March disasters and an ongoing crisis at a tsunami-crippled nuclear power plant.
Japan's industrial production -- a key barometer of economic health -- inched up 1.0 percent in April from the previous month after plunging a record 15.5 percent drop in March amid supply disruptions in the wake of the disasters, the government said.
The earthquake and tsunami killed more than 24,000 people and destroyed hundreds of factories in Japan's coastal northeast, forcing manufacturers such as Toyota Motor Corp. and Sony Corp. to suspend production.
Factory output was expected to increase 2.2 percent, according to a Kyodo News agency survey of economists.
The government projected that industrial production will pick up quickly in coming months, with a rise of 8.0 percent expected in in May and another 7.7 percent in June.
"A slump in production after the March disasters hit the bottom in March and April, and a recovery in factory output, especially in the auto sector, is under way," said senior economist Hideki Matsumura at the Japan Research Institute.
The ministry said output in the transport machinery sector, which includes auto production, will surge 35.7 percent in May and 36.7 percent in June. Automakers have said domestic production is recovering fast thanks to supply chain improvements.
"Output at Japanese factories looked hopeless after the March earthquake. But supply conditions improved, and each company is making utmost efforts to recover from the disaster. A fast recovery underlined strength of Japanese manufactures," said Watanabe.
The health ministry said the ratio of job offers to job seekers in April fell to 0.61, meaning there were 61 jobs available for every 100 job seekers.
The government also said average spending by Japanese households in April declined 3.0 percent from a year earlier to 292,559 yen ($3,620).
Japan jobless rate in April rises to 4.7 pct; factory output seen rebounding in coming months
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{"s" : "sne,tm","k" : "a00,a50,b00,b60,c10,g00,h00,l10,p20,t10,v00","o" : "","j" : ""} Shino Yuasa, Associated Press, On Monday May 30, 2011, 10:51 pm EDT
TOKYO (AP) -- Japan's unemployment rate in April rose for the first time in six months, while the nation's industrial production rebounded weakly from a record drop following March's earthquake and tsunami.
But output was seen picking up strongly in May and June as automakers and other manufacturers get back on line.
The jobless rate edged up to 4.7 percent from 4.6 percent in March due to job losses in the retail and wholesale sectors, the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications said Tuesday. The number of workers in those sectors dropped in April by 390,000 from a year earlier.
"A lot of part-time workers in the wholesale and retail sectors lost their jobs due to weak demand following the March tsunami," said Hiroshi Watanabe, economist at the Daiwa Institute of Research.
The number of workers in the hotel and restaurant businesses in April also fell by 30,000 from a year earlier, underscoring a plunge in tourism demand following the March disasters and an ongoing crisis at a tsunami-crippled nuclear power plant.
Japan's industrial production -- a key barometer of economic health -- inched up 1.0 percent in April from the previous month after plunging a record 15.5 percent drop in March amid supply disruptions in the wake of the disasters, the government said.
The earthquake and tsunami killed more than 24,000 people and destroyed hundreds of factories in Japan's coastal northeast, forcing manufacturers such as Toyota Motor Corp. and Sony Corp. to suspend production.
Factory output was expected to increase 2.2 percent, according to a Kyodo News agency survey of economists.
The government projected that industrial production will pick up quickly in coming months, with a rise of 8.0 percent expected in in May and another 7.7 percent in June.
"A slump in production after the March disasters hit the bottom in March and April, and a recovery in factory output, especially in the auto sector, is under way," said senior economist Hideki Matsumura at the Japan Research Institute.
The ministry said output in the transport machinery sector, which includes auto production, will surge 35.7 percent in May and 36.7 percent in June. Automakers have said domestic production is recovering fast thanks to supply chain improvements.
"Output at Japanese factories looked hopeless after the March earthquake. But supply conditions improved, and each company is making utmost efforts to recover from the disaster. A fast recovery underlined strength of Japanese manufactures," said Watanabe.
The health ministry said the ratio of job offers to job seekers in April fell to 0.61, meaning there were 61 jobs available for every 100 job seekers.
The government also said average spending by Japanese households in April declined 3.0 percent from a year earlier to 292,559 yen ($3,620).
japan er jo godt igang med at få genoptaget produktionen også udenfor japan
så det varer ikke så længe mere før de lagre, der efterhånden er meget små skal genopbygges
mine japanske aktier klarer sig fremragende og med 30% cash, 40% andre aktier og 30% japanske aktier udgør de en pæn sjat
så det varer ikke så længe mere før de lagre, der efterhånden er meget små skal genopbygges
mine japanske aktier klarer sig fremragende og med 30% cash, 40% andre aktier og 30% japanske aktier udgør de en pæn sjat
31/5 2011 14:48 Jaks 042871 Hej LE.
Hvilken mægler benytter du og hvad betaler du i kurtage? Jeg synes du har alle mulige større og mindre udenlandske aktier.
ps. bliv endelig ved med at skrive indlæg, det er meget spændende og lærerigt.
mvh Jaks
Hvilken mægler benytter du og hvad betaler du i kurtage? Jeg synes du har alle mulige større og mindre udenlandske aktier.
ps. bliv endelig ved med at skrive indlæg, det er meget spændende og lærerigt.
mvh Jaks
jeg bruger mange, især danske bank, nordea og e-trade, hvor man kan handle on-line til relativt lav kurtage
men i asien skal man ringe ordrerne ind og det er dyrere, men det gør ikke noget, da jeg beholder aktierne til de er steget så meget at kurtagen ikke betyder noget
men i asien skal man ringe ordrerne ind og det er dyrere, men det gør ikke noget, da jeg beholder aktierne til de er steget så meget at kurtagen ikke betyder noget
