Tertiary Industry Index in Japan averaged 97.02 points from 1988 until 2020, reaching an all time high of 107.20 points in January of 2019 and a record low of 73.20 points in January of 1988. This page provides - Japan Tertiary Industry Index- actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news. Japan Tertiary Industry Index - values, historical data and charts - was last updated on April of 2021.
Japan Tertiary Industry Index
The activity index of the tertiary industry helps to understand an overall picture of industrial activities, inclusive of all business categories in the tertiary industry. The composite index is a general indicator in which the indexes to express the activity in respective business categories are consolidated with weight in terms of the scale of relative importance of each business category (value added). Wholesale Trade is the most important sector and accounts for 15 percent of tertiary activity, followed by Medical, Health Care & Welfare and Living & Amusement-related Services (12 percent each), Information & Communications (11 percent), Retail Trade and Transport & Postal Activities (10 percent each), Finance and Insurance (9 percent), Real Estate (8 percent), Business-related Services (7 percent), and Electricity, Gas, Heat Supply & Water and Goods Rental and Leasing (3 percent each).