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| What kind of place is Osaka? It is extremely difficult to describe with words what Osaka is truly like. Therefore, Osaka Business Update will present various data on Osaka to introduce its diverse features. The data will be updated from time to time and we hope that it will help you to better understand our prefecture. |
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Item |
Data
Unit |
As of: |
Note |
Source |
| 1 |
Area |
1,896.83
km2 |
Oct.
2006 |
- |
Geographical Survey Institute |
| 2 |
Households |
3,748,558
households |
Feb.
2008 |
- |
Osaka Prefectural Government (OPG), Statistics Division |
| 3 |
Population |
8,830,059
people |
Feb.
2008 |
- |
Osaka Prefectural Government (OPG), Statistics Division |
| 4 |
Prefectural GDP
(Nominal) |
38,992
billion yen |
F Y
2006 |
Preliminary
Figure |
Osaka Prefectural Government (OPG), Statistics Division |
| 5 |
Business establishments |
| |
Establishments |
428,247
places |
Dec.
2006 |
- |
Osaka Prefectural Government (OPG), Statistics Division |
| Employees |
4,450,505
people |
Dec.
2006 |
| 6 |
Industry |
| |
Establishments |
25,454
places |
Dec.
2005 |
Business places with more than four workers |
Osaka Prefectural Government (OPG), Statistics Division |
Manufacturing
shipments |
16,518
billion yen |
Dec.
2005 |
- |
Osaka Prefectural Government (OPG), Statistics Division |
| 7 |
Commerce |
| |
Stores |
120,342
stores |
Jun.
2004 |
- |
Osaka Prefectural Government (OPG), Statistics Division |
Annual retail
volume |
60,097
billion yen |
Jun.
2004 |
- |
Osaka Prefectural Government (OPG), Statistics Division |
| 8 |
Agriculture |
| |
Farming families |
27,893
families |
Feb.
2005 |
- |
Osaka Prefectural Government (OPG), Statistics Division |
| Farmed area |
9,809
ha |
Feb.
2005 |
- |
Osaka Prefectural Government (OPG), Statistics Division |
| 9 |
Large-scale sales volume |
| |
Department
stores |
82,772
million
yen |
Oct.
2007 |
- |
Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry |
| Supermarkets |
73,167
million
yen |
Oct.
2007 |
- |
| 10 |
Foreign trade |
| |
Exports |
740,292
million
yen |
Nov.
2007 |
- |
Osaka Customs |
| Imports |
777,220
million
yen |
Oct.
2007 |
- |
| 11 |
Housing starts |
4,996
units |
Oct.
2007 |
- |
Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport |
| 12 |
Automobile
ownership |
3,783,756
cars |
Nov.
2007 |
- |
Kinki District Transport Bureau |
| 13 |
Diffusion Index for Kinki District |
| |
Leading
indicator |
22.2 |
Nov.
2007 |
50%<DI: Expansion
50%>DI: Contraction |
OPG, Institute for Advanced Industry Development |
Coincident
indicator |
57.1 |
Oct.
2007 |
| 14 |
Consumer
price index |
100.1 |
Nov.
2007 |
2005=100 |
Osaka Prefectural Government (OPG), Statistics Division |
| 15 |
Household spending |
| |
Net income |
483,256
yen |
Jan.
2008 |
Average of workers' households in Osaka City |
Ministry of International Affairs and Communications, Statistics Bureau |
| Consumer spending |
301,911
yen |
| Disposable income |
404,399
yen |
| 16 |
Educational institutions |
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Universities |
56
schools |
May
2006 |
- |
Osaka Prefectural Government (OPG), Statistics Division |
| Vocational schools |
312
schools |
May
2007 |
Vocational/
miscellaneous schools |
| High schools |
285
schools |
May
2007 |
- |
| 17 |
Medical facilities |
13,965
facilities |
Oct.
2005 |
- |
OPG, Public Health and Welfare General Affairs Division |
| 18 |
International conferences |
428
conferences |
F Y
2006 |
JNTO
standards |
JNTO Convention Statistics |
| 19 |
Foreign tourists |
1,668
thousand people |
F Y
2005 |
JNTO estimates |
OPG, Tourism and International Business Promotion Division |
| 20 |
Foreign-owned businesses with head office in Osaka |
146
companies |
End of
2006 |
3,310 Listing of Foreign-owned Businesses |
Toyo Keizai Inc. |
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