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.
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
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
