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Upload: New discussion paper (DP24-1)
On the Normalization Condition for Cost of Living Comparisons under Time-Varying Preferences

(Naohito Abe, D.S.Prasada Rao)

Upload: Newsletter NO.16 (in Japanese)

Release of Macroeconomic Uncertainty (MU) Index.

Professor Nakajima Jouchi, a member of the Research Center for Economic and Social Risks, Institute of Economic Reserch, Hitotsubashi University, regularly updates Japan's Macroeconomic Uncertainty Index, which is released by this website.

You can access Macroeconomic Uncertainty Index here.

SRI-Hitotsubashi Consumer Purchase Index will not be updated on January 1st (Monday), 2024.

Also, the Index will not be updated on January 08th(Monday), 2024.

Instead, the Index will be updated on January 15th(Monday), 2023, whitch covers the two weeks for December 25th to 31st 2023, and January 1st to 7th, 2024.

The 25th Macro Conference will be held in Osaka Nakanoshima Center on November 18th (Saturday) and 19th (Sunday), 2023.

Program
Date and Time： Saturday, 18th November 2023, 12:55 - 18:00 (Registration starts at 12:15) Sunday, 20th November 2022, 9:30 -16:20 (Registration starts at 9:00)

Registration Form

The 25th Macro Conference in November 18th and 19th, 2023.

CALL FOR PAPERS

Please note that the deadline for paper submissions is Friday, October 6th 2023. (Japan time)

SRI-Hitotsubashi Consumer Purchase Index will not be updated on
May 8th (Monday), 2023. Insted , the index will be updated on
May 15th (Monday), 2023, which covers the week for April 24-
April 30 and May 1-May 7.

SRI-Hitotsubashi Consumer Purchase Index will not be updated on
January 2th (Monday), 2023. Instead, the index will be updated on
January 4th (Wednesday), 2023, which covers the week for December 19-
December 25．
Also the index will not be updated on January 9th(Monday),2023. Instead,
the index will be updated on January 16th (Monday), 2023, whitch covers the week
for December 26-January 1 and January 2-January 8, 2023.

Upload: New discussion paper（DP22-6）
Nonlinear Effects of Uncertainty Shocks: State-dependency and Asymmetry
（Hiroshi Morita and Shiro Yuasa）

The 24th Macro Conference will be held hybrid on November 19-20, 2022.
For further information, please visit our website.

Upload: New discussion paper（DP22-5）
Determinants and Effects of the Use of COVID-19 Business Support Programs in Japan

（Tomohito Honda, Kaoru Hosono, Daisuke Miyakawa, Arito Ono and Iichiro Uesugi）

SRI-Hitotsubashi Consumer Purchase Index will not be updated on
October 10 (Monday), 2022. Instead, the index will be updated on
October 11 (Tuesday) which covers the week September 26-October 2, 2022.

SRI-Hitotsubashi Consumer Purchase Index will not be updated on
September 19 (Monday), 2022. Instead, the index will be updated on
September 20 (Tuesday) which covers the week September 5-September 11, 2022.

Correction to the UVPI

SRI-Hitotsubashi Consumer Purchase Index will be updated on
August 29th (Monday), 2022, which covers the week for August 8-
August 14 and August 15-August 21.

Due to maintenance work,
the index will not be updated on Monday, August 22.

CALL FOR PAPERS, 24th ANNUAL MACRO CONFERENCE

SRI-Hitotsubashi Consumer Purchase Index will not be updated on
August 15 (Monday), 2022. Instead, the index will be updated on
Augtut 17 (Wednesday) which covers the week August 1-August 7,2022.

SRI-Hitotsubashi Consumer Purchase Index will not be updated on
July 18 (Monday), 2022. Instead, the index will be updated on
July 19 (Tuesday) which covers the week July 4-July 10, 2022.

SRI-Hitotsubashi Consumer Purchase Index will not be updated on
May 9th (Monday), 2022. Insted , the index will be updated on
May 16th (Monday), 2022, which covers the week for April 25-
May 1 and May 2-May 8.

Upload: New discussion paper（DP22-3）
Interregional Flow of Funds in Japan via Loans and Deposits of Financial Institutions, and its Determinants
（Iichiro Uesugi, Kazuki Hiraga, Masashi Manabe and Naoyuki Yoshino）

Upload: New discussion paper（DP22-4）
Measuring Concentration in the Japanese Loan and Deposit Markets
（Iichiro Uesugi, Kazuki Hiraga, Masashi Manabe and Naoyuki Yoshino）

SRI-Hitotsubashi Consumer Purchase Index will not be updated on
March 21 (Monday), 2022. Instead, the index will be updated on
March 22 (Tuesday) which covers the week March 7-March 13, 2022.

Upload: New discussion paper (DP22-2)
The Effects of Credit Lines on Cash Holdings and Capital Investment: Evidence from Japan
(Tomohito Honda)

Upload: New discusion paper (DP22-1)
Transitivity, Substitution Bias and the Fixed Basket Multilateral Walsh Index for International Price and Real Expenditure Comparisons
(Naohito Abe, D.S. Prasada Rao)

SRI-Hitotsubashi Consumer Purchase Index will not be updated on
January 3th (Monday), 2022. Instead, the index will be updated on
January 11th (Tuesday), 2022, which covers the week for December 20-
December 26 and December 27-January 2.

Update: SRI-Hitotsubashi Consumer Purchase Index,
upto the week between November 22, 2021 and November 28, 2021.

Update: SRI-Hitotsubashi Consumer Purchase Index,
upto the week between November 15, 2021 and November 21, 2021.

Update: SRI-Hitotsubashi Consumer Purchase Index,
upto the week between November 8, 2021 and November 14, 2021.

Update: SRI-Hitotsubashi Consumer Purchase Index,
upto the week between November 1, 2021 and November 7, 2021.

Update: SRI-Hitotsubashi Consumer Purchase Index,
upto the week between October 25, 2021 and October 31, 2021.

Update: SRI-Hitotsubashi Consumer Purchase Index,
upto the week between October 18, 2021 and October 24, 2021.

Update: SRI-Hitotsubashi Consumer Purchase Index,
upto the week between October 11, 2021 and October 17, 2021.

Update: SRI-Hitotsubashi Consumer Purchase Index,
upto the week between October 4, 2021 and October 10, 2021.

Update: SRI-Hitotsubashi Consumer Purchase Index,
upto the week between Septermber 27, 2021 and October 3, 2021.

Update: SRI-Hitotsubashi Consumer Purchase Index,
upto the week between September 20, 2021 and September 26, 2021.

Update: SRI-Hitotsubashi Consumer Purchase Index,
upto the week between September 13, 2021 and September 19, 2021.

Update: SRI-Hitotsubashi Consumer Purchase Index,
upto the week between September 6, 2021 and September 12, 2021.

SRI-Hitotsubashi Consumer Purchase Index will not be updated on
September 20 (Monday), 2021. Instead, the index will be updated on
September 21 (Tuesday) which covers the week for September 6-
September 12, 2021.

Update: SRI-Hitotsubashi Consumre Purchase Index,
upto the week between August 30, 2021 and September 5, 2021.
(Basic statistics have been shifted to SRI+. Details here.)

The new SRI-Hitotsubashi Consumer Purchase Index will be update on 
September 13th (Monday).

SRI-Hitotsubashi Consumer Purchase Index will not be updated 
until the transition work to the new system is completed.

Update: SRI-Hitotsubashi Consumer Purchase Index,
upto the week between June 28, 2021 and July 4, 2021.

Update: SRI-Hitotsubashi Consumer Purchase Index,
upto the week between June 21, 2021 and June 27, 2021.

Update: SRI-Hitotsubashi Consumer Purchase Index,
upto the week between June 14, 2021 and June 20, 2021.

Update: SRI-Hitotsubashi Consumer Purchase Index,
upto the week between June 7, 2021 and June 13, 2021.

Update: SRI-Hitotsubashi Consumer Purchase Index,
upto the week between May 31, 2021 and June 6, 2021.

Update: SRI-Hitotsubashi Consumer Purchase Index,
upto the week between May 24, 2021 and May 30, 2021.

Update: SRI-Hitotsubashi Consumer Purchase Index,
upto the week between May 17, 2021 and May 23, 2021.

Update: SRI-Hitotsubashi Consumer Purchase Index,
upto the week between May 10, 2021 and May 16, 2021.

Update: SRI-Hitotsubashi Consumer Purchase Index,
upto the week between May 3, 2021 and May 9, 2021.

Update: SRI-Hitotsubashi Consumer Purchase Index,
upto the week between April 19, 2021 and April 25, 2021.

SRI-Hitotsubashi Consumer Purchase Index will not be updated on
May 3 (Monday), 2021. Instead, the index will be updated on May 10th
(Monday), 2021, which covers the week for April 19-April 25, updated on
May 17th (Monday), which covers the week for April 26-May 2, and May
3-May 9.
 

Update: SRI-Hitotsubashi Consumer Purchase Index,
upto the week between April 12, 2021 and April 18, 2021.

Update: SRI-Hitotsubashi Consumer Purchase Index,
upto the week between April 5, 2021 and April 11, 2021.

Update: SRI-Hitotsubashi Consumer Purchase Index,
upto the week between March 29, 2021 and April 4, 2021.

Update: SRI-Hitotsubashi Consumer Purchase Index,
upto the week between March 22, 2021 and March 28, 2021.

Update: SRI-Hitotsubashi Consumer Purchase Index,
upto the week between March 15, 2021 and March 21, 2021.

Upload: New discussion paper (DP21-3)
Time Constraints and Home Production Function for Service
( Naohito Abe, Noriko Inakura and Miki Kohara )

Update: SRI-Hitotsubashi Consumer Purchase Index,
upto the week between March 8, 2021 and March 14, 2021.

Update: SRI-Hitotsubashi Consumer Purchase Index,
upto the week between March 1, 2021 and March 7, 2021.

Update: SRI-Hitotsubashi Consumer Purchase Index,
upto the week between February 22, 2021 and February 28, 2021.

Updaate: SRI-Hitotsubashi Consumer Purchase Index,
upto the week between February 15, 2021 and February 21, 2021.

Update: SRI-Hitotsubashi Consumer Purchase Index,
upto the week between February 8, 2021 and February 14, 2021.

Update: SRI-Hitotsubashi Consumer Purchase Index,
upto the week between February 1, 2021 and February 7, 2021.

Upload: New discussion paper (DP21-2)
COVID-19 and Precautionary Corporate Cash Holdings: Evidence from Japan
(Tomohito Honda and Iichiro Uesugi)

Update: SRI-Hitotsubashi Consumer Purchase Index,
upto the week between January 25, 2021 and January 31, 2021.

Upload: New discussion paper (DP21-1)
The Impact of the Bank of Japan’s Exchange Traded Fund and
Corporate Bond Purchases on Firms’ Capital Structure
( Nguyen Thuy Linh )

Update: SRI-Hitotsubashi Consumer Purchase Index,
upto the week between January 18, 2021 and January 24, 2021.

Update: SRI-Hitotsubashi Consumer Purchase Index,
upto the week between January 11, 2021 and January 17, 2021.

Update: SRI-Hitotsubashi Consumer Purchase Index, 
upto the week between January 4, 2021 and January 10, 2021.

Update: SRI-Hitotsubashi Consumer Purchase Index,
upto the week between December 21, 2020 and December 27, 2020.

SRI-Hitotsubashi Consumer Purchase Index will not be updated on
January 4th (Monday), 2021. Instead, the index will be updated on
January 12th (Tuesday), 2021, which covers the week for December 21-
December 27 and updated on January 18th (Monday), which covers the
week for December 28-January 3 and January 4-January 10.

Update: SRI-Hitotsubashi Consumer Purchase Index,
upto the week between December 14, 2020 and December 20, 2020.

Update: SRI-Hitotsubashi Consumer Purchase Index,
upto the week between December 7, 2020 and December 13, 2020.

Update: SRI-Hitotsubashi Consumer Purchase Index,
upto the week between November 30, 2020 and December 6, 2020.

The 22nd Macroeconomics Conference will be held in Online on
December 12th (Saturday) and 13th (Sunday), 2020.

Program is here.
Registration form is here.
Deadline:Wednesday, 9th December, 15:00

Update: SRI-Hitotsubashi Consumer Purchase Index,
upto the week between November 23, 2020 and November 29, 2020.

Update: SRI-Hitotsubashi Consumer Purchase Index,
upto the week between November 16, 2020 and November 22, 2020.

Update: SRI-Hitotsubashi Consumer Purchase Index,
upto the week between November 9, 2020 and November 15, 2020.

SRI-Hitotsubashi Consumer Purchase Index wil not be updated on
November 23 (Monday), 2020. Instead, the index will be updated on
November 24 (Tuesday) which covers the week for November 9-
November 15, 2020.

Update: SRI-Hitotsubashi Consumer Purchase Index,
upto the week between November 2, 2020 and November 8, 2020.

Update: SRI-Hitotsubashi Consumer Purchase Index,
upto the week between October 26, 2020 and November 1, 2020.

Update: SRI-Hitotsubashi Consumer Purchase Index,
upto the week between October 19, 2020 and October 25, 2020.

Update: SRI-Hitotsubashi Consumer Purchase Index, 
upto the week between October 12, 2020 and October 18, 2020.

Update: SRI-Hitotsubashi Consumer Purchase Index,
upto the week between October 5, 2020 and October 11, 2020.

Update: SRI-Hitotsubashi Consumer Purchase Index,
upto the week between September 28, 2020 and October 4,2020.

Update: SRI-Hitotsubashi Consumer Purchase Index,
upto the week between September 21, 2020 and September 27, 2020.

Update: SRI-Hitotsubashi Consumer Purchase Index,
upto the week between September 14, 2020 and September 20, 2020.

Update: SRI-Hitotsubashi Consumer Purchase Index,
upto the week between September 7, 2020 and September 13, 2020.

SRI-Hitotsubashi Consumer Purchase Index will not be apdated on
September 21 (Monday), 2020. Instead, the index will be updated on
September 23 (Wednesday) which covers the week for September 7-
September 13, 2020.

Update: SRI-Hitotsubashi Consumer Purchase Index,
upto the week between August 31, 2020 and September 6, 2020.

Update: SRI-Hitotsubashi Consumer Purchase Index,
upto the week between August 24, 2020 and August 30, 2020.

Update: SRI-Hitotsubashi Consumer Purchase Index,
upto the week between August 17, 2020 and August 23, 2020.

Update: SRI-Hitotsubashi Consumer Purchase Index,
upto the week between August 10, 2020 and August 16, 2020.

Update: SRI-Hitotsubashi Consumer Purchase Index,
upto the week between August 3, 2020 and August 9, 2020.

Update: SRI-Hitotsubashi Consumer Purchase Index,
upto the week between July 27, 2020 and August 2, 2020.

SRI-Hitotsubashi Consumer Purchase Index will not be updated on
August 10 (Monday), 2020. Instead, the index will be updated on
August 11 (Tuesday) which covers the week for July 27-August 2, 2020.

Update: SRI-Hitotsubashi Consumer Purchase Index,
upto the week between July 20, 2020 and July 26, 2020.

Update: SRI-Hitotsubashi Consumer Purchase Index,
upto the week between July 13, 2020 and July 19, 2020.

Upload: New discussion paper (DP20-2)
Price Index Numbers Under Large-Scale Demand Shocks-
The Japanese Experience of the COVID-19 Pandemic
(Naohito Abe, Toshikatsu Inoue and Hideyasu Sato)

Update: SRI-Hitotsubashi Consumer Purchase Index,
upto the week between July 6, 2020 and July 12, 2020.

Update: SRI-Hitotsubashi Consumer Purchase Index,
upto the week between June 29, 2020 and July 5, 2020.

Update: SRI-Hitotsubashi Consumer Purchase Index,
upto the week between June 22, 2020 and June 28, 2020.

Update: SRI-Hitotsubashi Consumer Purchase Index,
upto the week between June 15, 2020 and June 21, 2020.

Upload: New discussion paper (DP20-1)
Generalized Logarithmic Index Numbers with Demand Shocks-Bridging
the Gap between Theory and Practice
(Naohito Abe, D.S. Prasada Rao)

Update: SRI-Hitotsubashi Consumer Purchase Index,
upto the week between June 8, 2020 and June 14, 2020.

Update: SRI-Hitotsubashi Consumer Purchase Index,
upto the week between June 1, 2020 and June 7, 2020.

Update: SRI-Hitotsubashi Consumer Purchase Index,
upto the week between May 25, 2020 and May 31, 2020.

Update: SRI-Hitotsubashi Consumer Purchase Index,
upto the week between May 18, 2020 and May 24, 2020.

Update: SRI-Hitotsubashi Consumer Purchase Index,
upto the week  between May 11, 2020 and May 17, 2020.

Update: SRI-Hitotsubashi Consumer Purchase Index,
upto the week between May 4, 2020 and May 10, 2020.

Update: SRI-Hitotsubashi Consumer Purchase Index,
upto the week between April 20, 2020 and April 26, 2020.

Update: SRI-Hitotsubashi Consumer Purchase Index,
upto the week between  April 13, 2020 and April 19, 2020.

SRI-Hitotsubashi Consumer Purchase Index will not be updated on
March 4 (Monday),2020. Indstead, the index will be updated on May 11th
(Monday), 2020, which covers the week for April 20-April 26, updated on 
May 18th (Monday), which covers the week for April 27-May 3, and May
4-May 10.

Update: SRI-Hitotsubashi Consumer Purchase Index,
upto the week between April 6, 2020 and April 12, 2020.

Update: SRI-Hitotsubashi Consumer Purchase Index,
upto the week between March 30, 2020 and April 5, 2020.

Update: SRI-Hitotsubashi Consumer Purchase Index,
upto the week between March 23, 2020 and March 29, 2020.

Upload: New discussion paper (DP19-2)
Do Large-scale Point-of-sale Data Satisfy the Generalized Axiom of
Revealed Preference in Aggregation Using Representative Price
Indexes?: A Case Involving Processed Food and Beverages
(Hideyasu Sato)

Update: SRI-Hitotsubashi Consumer Purchase Index,
upto the week between March 16, 2020 and March 22, 2020.

Update: SRI-Hitotsubashi Consumer Purchase Index,
upto the week between March 9, 2020 and March 15, 2020.

Update: SRI-Hitotsubashi Consumer Purchase Index,
upto the week between March 2, 2020 and March 8, 2020.

Update: SRI-Hitotsubashi Consumer Purchase Index,
upto the week between February 24, 2020 and March 1, 2020.

Update: SRI-Hitotsubashi Consumer Purchase Index,
upto the week between February 17, 2020 and February 23, 2020.

Update: SRI-Hitotsubashi Consumer Purchase Index,
upto the week between February 10, 2020 and February 16, 2020.

SRI-Hitotsubashi Consumer Purchase Index will not be updated on
February 24 (Monday), 2020. Instead, the index will be updated on
February 25 (Tuesday) which covers the week for Februay 10-February 16, 2020.

Update: SRI-Hitotsubashi Consumer Purchase Index,
upto the week  between February 3, 2020 and February 9, 2020.

Update: SRI-Hitotsubashi Consumer Purchase Index,
upto the week between January 27, 2020 and February 2, 2020.

Update: SRI-Hitotsubashi Consumer Purchase Index,
upto the week between January 20, 2020 and January 26, 2020.

Update: SRI-Hitotsubashi Consumer Purchase Index,
upto the week between January 13, 2020 and January 19, 2020.

Update: SRI-Hitotsubashi Consumer Purchase Index,
upto the week between January 6, 2020 and January 12, 2020.

Update: SRI-Hitotsubashi Consumer Purchase Index,
upto the week between December 23, 2019 and December 29, 2019.

Update: SRI-Hitotsubashi Consumer Purchase Index,
upto the week between December 16, 2019 and December 22, 2019.

SRI-Hitotsubashi Consumer Purchase Index will not be updated on
December 30 (Monday),2019. Instead, the index will be updated on
January 6th (Monday), 2020, which covers the week for December 16-
December 22,  updated on January 14th (Tuesday), which covers the
week for December 23-December 29, and updated on January 20th
(Monday),which covers the week for December 30-January 5 and
January 6-January 12.

Update：SRI-Hitotsubashi Consumer Purchase Index,
upto the week between December 9, 2019 and December 15, 2019.

Update:SRI-Hitotsubashi Consumer Purchase Index,
upto the week between December 2, 2019 and December 8, 2019.

Update: SRI-Hitotsubashi Consumer Purchase Index,
upto the week between November 25, 2019 and December 1, 2019.

Update: SRI-Hitotsubashi Consumer Purchase Index,
upto the week between November 18, 2019 and November 24, 2019.

Update: SRI-Hitotsubashi Consumer Purchase Index,
upto the week between November 11, 2019 and November 17, 2019.

Upload : Newsletter NO.12 (in Japanese)

Update:SRI-Hitotsubashi Consumer Purchase Index,
upto the week between November 4, 2019 and November 10, 2019.

Update: SRI-Hitotsubashi Consumer Purchase Index,
upto the week between October 28, 2019 and November 3, 2019.

Update: SRI-Hitotsubashi Consumer Purchase Index,
upto the week between October 21, 2019 and October 27, 2019.

Update: SRI-Hitotsubashi Consumer Purchase Index,
upto the week between October 14, 2019 and October 20, 2019.

Update: SRI-Hitotsubashi Consumer Purchase Index,
upto the week between October 7, 2019 and October 13, 2019.

Update: Hitotsubashi Consumer Purchase Index,
upto the week between September 30, 2019 and October 6, 2019.

SRI-Hitotsubashi Consumer Purchase Index will not be updated on
October 14(Monday), 2019. Instead, the index will be updated on 
October 15(Tuesday) which covers the week for September 30-October 6, 2019.

Update: SRI-Hitotsubashi Consumer Purchase Index,
upto the week between September 23, 2019 and September 29, 2019.

Due to the change in the consumption tax in October, we might need
some corrections in the SRI-Hitotsubashi Consumer Purchase Indexes
after the change. For further information, please take a look at this
website after November.

Update: SRI-Hitotsubashi Consumer Purchase Index,
upto the week between September 16, 2019 and September 22, 2019.

Update: SRI-Hitotsubashi Consumer Purchase Index,
upto the week between September 9, 2019 and September 15, 2019.

SRI-Hitotsubashi Consumer Purchase Index will not be updated on
September 23 (Monday), 2019. Instead, the index will be updated on
September 24(Tuesday) which covers the week for September 9-September 15, 2019.

Update: SRI-Hitotsubashi Consumer Purchase Index,
upto the week between September 2, 2019 and September 8, 2019.

SRI-Hitotsubashi Consumer Purchase Index will not be updated on
September 16 (Monday), 2019. Instead, the index will be updated on
September 17 (Tuesday) which covers the week for September 2-September 8, 2019.

Update: SRI-Hitotsubashi Consumer Purchase Index,
upto the week between August 26, 2019 and September 1, 2019.

Update: SRI-Hitotsubashi Consumer Purchase Index,
upto the week between August 19, 2019 and August 25, 2019.

Update: SRI-Hitotsubashi Consumer Purchase Index,
upto the week between August 12, 2019 and August 18, 2019.

Update: SRI-Hitotsubashi Consumer Purchase Index,
upto the week between August 5, 2019 and August 11, 2019.

SRI-Hitotsubashi Consumer Purchase Index will not be updated on August
12(Monday), 2019. Instead, the index will be updated on August 19th
(Monday), which covers the week for July 29-August 4 and August 5-August 11.

Update: SRI-Hitotsubashi Consumer Purchase Index,
upto the week between July 22, 2019 and July 28, 2019.

Update: SRI-Hitotsubashi Consumer Purchase Index,
upto the week between July 15, 2019 and July 21, 2019.

Update:SRI-Hitotsubashi Consumer Purchase Index,
upto the week between July 8, 2019 and July 14, 2019.

Update: SRI-Hitotsubashi Consumer Purchase Index,
upto the week between July 1, 2019 and July 7, 2019.

SRI-Hitotsubashi Consumer Purchase Index will not be updated on
July 15 (Monday), 2019. Instead, the index will be updated on
July 16 (Tuesday) which covers the week for July 1-July 7, 2019.

Update: SRI-Hitotsubashi Consumer Purchase Index,
upto the week between June 24, 2019 and June 30, 2019.

Update: SRI-Hitotsubashi Consumer Purchase Index,
upto the week between June 17, 2019 and June 23, 2019.

CALL FOR PAPERS, 21st ANNUAL MACRO CONFERENCE

Update: SRI-Hitotsubashi Consumer Purchase Index,
upto the week between June 10, 2019 and June 16, 2019.

Update: SRI-Hitotsubashi Consumer Purchase Index
upto the week between June 3, 2019 and June 9, 2019.

Upload: New discussion paper (DP19-1)
Multilateral Sato-Vartia Index for International Comparisons of Prices and Real Expenditures
(Naohito Abe, D.S. Prasada Rao)

Update: SRI-Hitotsubashi Consumer Purchase Index,
upto the week between May 27, 2019 and June 2, 2019.

Update: SRI-Hitotsubashi Consumer Purchase Index,
upto the week between May 20, 2019 and May 26, 2019.

Update: SRI-Hitotsubashi Consumer Purchase Index,
upto the week between May 13, 2019 and May 19, 2019.

Update: SRI-Hitotsubashi Consumer Purchase Index,
upto the week between May 6, 2019 and May 12, 2019.

Update: SRI-Hitotsubashi Consumer Purchase Index,
upto the week between April 22, 2019 and April 28, 2019.

Update: SRI-Hitotsubashi Consumer Purchase Index,
upto the week between April 15, 2019 and April 21, 2019.

SRI-Hitotsubashi Consumer Purchase Index will not be updated on
April 29 (Monday) and May 6 (Monday), 2019. Instead, the index will
be updated on May 7th (Tuesday), 2019, which covers the week for
April 15-April 21, updated on May 13th (Monday), which covers the week
for April 22-April 28, and updated on May 20th (Monday), which covers
the weeks for April 29-May 5 and May 6-May 12.

Update: SRI-Hitotsubashi Consumer Purchase Index,
upto the week between April 8, 2019 and April 14, 2019.

Update: SRI-Hitotsubashi Consumer Purchase Index,
upto the week between April 1, 2019 and April 7, 2019.

Update: SRI-Hitotsubashi Consumer Purchase Index,
upto the week between March 25, 2019 and March 31, 2019.

Update: SRI-Hitotsubashi Consumer Purchase Index,
upto the week between March 18, 2019 and March 24, 2019.

Update: SRI-Hitotsubashi Consumer Purchase Index,
upto the week between March 11, 2019 and March 17, 2019.

Update: SRI-Hitotsubashi Consumer Purchase Index,
upto the week between March 4, 2019 and March 10, 2019.

Update: SRI-Hitotsubashi Consumer Purchase Index,
upto the week between February 25, 2019 and March 3, 2019.

Update: SRI-Hitotsubashi Consumer Purchase Index,
upto the week between February 18, 2019 and February 24, 2019.

Update: SRI-Hitotsubashi Consumer Purchase Index,
upto the week between February 11, 2019 and February 17, 2019.

Update: SRI-Hitotsubashi Consumer Purchase Index,
upto the week between Februay 4, 2019 and February 10, 2019.

Update: SRI-Hitotsubashi Consumer Purchase Index,
upto the week between January 28, 2019 and February 3, 2019.

SRI-Hitotsubashi Consumer Purchase Index will not be updated on
February 11 (Monday), 2019. Instead, the index will be updated on
February 12 (Tuesday) which covers the week for January 28-February 3, 2019.

Update: SRI-Hitotsubashi Consumer Purchase Index,
upto the week between January 21, 2019 and January 27, 2019.

Update: SRI-Hitotsubashi Consumer Purchase Index,
upto the week between January 14, 2019 and January 20, 2019.

Update: SRI-Hitotsubashi Consumer Purchase Index,
upto the week beween January 7, 2019 and January 13, 2019.

Upload : Newsletter No.11 (in Japanese)

Update: SRI-Hitotsubashi Consumer Purchase Index,
upto the week between December 31, 2018 and January 6, 2019.

Update: SRI-Hitotsubashi Consumer Purchase Index,
upto the week between December 17, 2018 and December 23, 2018.

Upload : Newsletter No.10 ( in Japanese)

SRI-Hitotsubashi Consumer Purchase Index will not be updated on
December 31 (Monday), 2018. Instead, the index will be updated on
January 7th (Monday), 2019, which covers the week for December 17 -
December 23, and updated on January 15th (Tuesday), which covers
the weeks for December 24 - December 30 and December 31 - January 6.

Update: SRI-Hitotsubashi Consumer Purchase Index,
upto the week between December 10, 2018 and December 16, 2018.

SRI-Hitotsubashi Consumer Purchase Index will not be updated on
December 24 (Monday),2018. Instead, the index will be updated on
December 25 (Tuesday), which covers the week for December 10-December 16.

Update: SRI-Hitotsubashi Consumer Purchase Index,
upto the week between December 3, 2018 and December 9, 2018.

Update: SRI-Hitotsubashi Consumer Purchase Index,
upto the week between November 26, 2018 and December 2, 2018.

Update: SRI-Hitotsubashi Consumer Purchase Index,
upto the week between November 19, 2018 and November 25, 2018.

Update: SRI-Hitotsubashi Consumer Purchase Index,
upto the week between November12, 2018 and November 18, 2018.

Update: SRI-Hitotsubashi Consumer Purchase Index,
upto the week between November 5, 2018 and November 11, 2018.

Update: SRI-Hitotsubashi Consumer Purchase Index,
upto the week between October 29, 2018 and November 4, 2018.

Update: SRI-Hitotsubashi Consumer Purchase Index,
upto the week between October 22, 2018 and October 28, 2018.

Update: SRI-Hitotsubashi Consumer Purchase Index,
upto the week between October 15, 2018 and October 21, 2018.

Update: SRI-Hitotsubashi Consumer Purchase Index,
upto the week between October 8, 2018 and October 14, 2018.

Update: SRI-Hitotsubashi Consumer Purchase Index,
upto the week between October 1, 2018 and October 7, 2018.

Update: SRI-Hitotsubashi Consumer Purchase Index,
upto the week between September 24, 2018 and September 30, 2018.

SRI-Hitotsubashi Consumer Purchase Index will not be updated on
October 8 (Monday), 2018. Instead, the index will be updated on October
9 (Tuesday), which covers the week for September 24-September 30.

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upto the week between September 17, 2018 and September 23, 2018.

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upto the week between September 10, 2018 and September 16, 2018.

SRI-Hitotsubashi Consumer Purchase Index will not be updated on
September 24 (Monday), 2018.Instead, the index will be updated on
September 25 (Tuesday), which covers the week for September 10-
September 16.

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upto the week between September 3, 2018 and September 9, 2018.

SRI-Hitotsubashi Consumer Purchase Index will not be updated on
September 17(Monday),2018. Instead, the index will be updated on
September 18 (Tuesday), which covers the week for September 3 - September 9.

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upto the week between August 27, 2018 and September 2, 2018.

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upto the week between August 20, 2018 and August 26, 2018.

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upto the week between August 13, 2018 and August 19, 2018.

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upto the week between August 6, 2018 and August 12, 2018.

SRI-Hitotsubashi Consumer Purchase Index will not be updated on August
13(Monday), 2018. Instead, the index will be updated on August 20th
(Monday), which covers the week for July 30-August 5 and August 6-August 12.

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upto the week between July 23, 2018 and July 29, 2018.

SRI-Hitotsubashi Consumer Purchase Index has been
quoted in the report, Outlook for Economic Activity and Prices
(July 2018), by Bank of Japan, (P12, Chart B5-4).

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upto the week between July 16, 2018 and July 22, 2018.

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upto the week between July 9, 2018 and July 15, 2018.

Update: SRI-Hitotsubashi Consumer Purchase Index,
upto the week between July 2,2018 and July 8,2018.

SRI-Hitotsubashi Consumer Purchase Index will not be updated on July 16
(Monday), 2018. Instead, the index will be updated on July 17(Tuesday), which covers the week for July 2-July 8.
 

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upto the week between June 25, 2018 and July 1, 2018.

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upto the week between June 18, 2018 and June 24, 2018.

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upto the week between June 11, 2018 and June 17, 2018.

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upto the week between June 4, 2018 and June 10, 2018.

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upto the week between May 28, 2018 and June 3, 2018.

Update:SRI-Hitotsubashi Consumer Purchase Index,
upto the week between May 21, 2018 and May 27, 2018.

Update: SRI－Hitotsubashi Consumer Purchase Index,
upto the week between May 14, 2018 and May 20, 2018.

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upto the week between May 7, 2018 and May 13, 2018.

Update: SRI-Hitotsubashi Consumer Purchase Index, 
upto the week between April 30, 2018 and May 6, 2018.

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upto the week between April 23, 2018 and April 29, 2018.

Update: SRI-Hitotsubashi Consumer Purchase Index, 
upto the week between April 16, 2018 and April 22, 2018.

SRI-Hitotsubashi Consumer Purchase Index will not be updated on April 30 (Monday),2018.
Instead, the index will be updated on May 1 (Tuesday), which covers the week for April 16-April 22.

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upto the week between April 9, 2018 and April 15 2018.

Update:SRI-Hitotsubashi Consumer Purchase Index,

upto the week between April 2,2018 and April 8 2018.

Update: SRI-Hitotsubashi Consumer Purchase Index,
upto the week between March 26, 2018 and April 1, 2018.

Update:SRI-Hitotsubashi Consumer Purchase Index,
upto the week between March 19, 2018 and March 25, 2018. 

Upload: New discussion paper(DP18-2)
The Effect of Bank Recapitalization Policy on Corporate Investment: Evidence from a Banking Crisis in Japan
(Hiroyuki Kasahara, Yasuyuki Sawada, Michio Suzuki)

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upto the week between March 12, 2018 and March 18,  2018.

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upto the week between March 5, 2018 and March 11,  2018.

Upload: New discussion paper(DP18-1)
Quantifying and Accounting for Quality Differences in Services in International Price Comparisons: A Bilateral Price Comparison between United States and Japan
(Naohito Abe,Kyoji Fukao,Kenta Ikeuchi,D.S. Prasada Rao)

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upto the week between February 26, 2018 and March 4,  2018.

Update:SRI-Hitotsubashi Consumer Purchase Index,
upto the week between February 19, 2018 and February 25,  2018.

Update:SRI-Hitotsubashi Consumer Purchase Index,
upto the week between February 12, 2018 and February 18,  2018.

Update:SRI-Hitotsubashi Consumer Purchase Index,
upto the week between February 5, 2018 and February 11,  2018.

Update:SRI-Hitotsubashi Consumer Purchase Index,
upto the week between January 29, 2018 and February 4,  2018.

SRI-Hitotsubashi Consumer Purchase Index will not be updated on Februay 12 (Monday), 2018.  Instead, the index will be updated on February 13(Tuesday), which covers the week for  January 29-February 4. 

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upto the week between January 22, 2018 and January 28,  2018.

Update:SRI-Hitotsubashi Consumer Purchase Index,
upto the week between January 15, 2018 and January 21,  2018.

Update:SRI-Hitotsubashi Consumer Purchase Index,
upto the week between January 8, 2018 and January 14,  2018.

Update:SRI-Hitotsubashi Consumer Purchase Index,
upto the week between January 1, 2018 and January 7,  2018.

Update:SRI-Hitotsubashi Consumer Purchase Index,
upto the week between December 18, 2017 and December 24,  2017

Update:SRI-Hitotsubashi Consumer Purchase Index,
upto the week between December 11, 2017 and December 17, 2017
 

SRI-Hitotsubashi Consumer Purchase Index will not be updated on January 1 (Monday), 2018.  Instead, the index will be updated on January 9th (Tuesday), which covers the week for December 18-December 24, and updated on January 15th(Monday), which covers the weeks for December 25-December 31 and January 1-January 7. 

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upto the week between December 4, 2017 and December 10,  2017

Upload: Newsletter  No.9 (in Japanese)

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upto the week between November 27, 2017 and December 3,  2017

Upload: Newsletter  No.8 (in Japanese)

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upto the week between November 20, 2017 and November 26,  2017

Update:SRI-Hitotsubashi Consumer Purchase Index,
upto the week between November 13, 2017 and November 19,  2017

Upload: New discussion paper(DP17-4)
Did Japan Become an Unequal Society?　Japan’s Income Disparity in a Comparative Historical Perspective
(Chiaki Moriguchi)

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upto the week between November 6, 2017 and November 12,  2017

Update:SRI-Hitotsubashi Consumer Purchase Index,
upto the week between October 30, 2017 and November 5,  2017

Update:SRI-Hitotsubashi Consumer Purchase Index,
upto the week between October 23, 2017 and October 29,  2017

Update:SRI-Hitotsubashi Consumer Purchase Index,
upto the week between October 16, 2017 and October 22,  2017

Update:SRI-Hitotsubashi Consumer Purchase Index,
upto the week between October 9, 2017 and October 15,  2017

Update:SRI-Hitotsubashi Consumer Purchase Index,
upto the week between October 2, 2017 and October 8,  2017

Update:SRI-Hitotsubashi Consumer Purchase Index,
upto the week between September 25, 2017 and October 1,  2017

SRI-Hitotsubashi Consumer Purchase Index will not be updated on October 9 (Monday), 2017.  Instead, the index will be updated on October 10(Tuesday), which covers the week for September 25-October 1. 

Update:SRI-Hitotsubashi Consumer Purchase Index,
upto the week between September 18, 2017 and September 24,  2017

Update:SRI-Hitotsubashi Consumer Purchase Index,
upto the week between September 11, 2017 and September 17,  2017

Update:SRI-Hitotsubashi Consumer Purchase Index,
upto the week between September 4, 2017 and September 10,  2017

SRI-Hitotsubashi Consumer Purchase Index will not be updated on September 18 (Monday), 2017.  Instead, the index will be updated on September 19(Tuesday), which covers the week for September 4-September 10. 

Upload: New discussion paper(DP17-3)
In search of a comprehensive picture of the gender gap: An examination of male and female choices of labor supply, leisure, consumption, and home production
(Xiangdan Piao)

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upto the week between August 28, 2017 and September 3,  2017

Update:SRI-Hitotsubashi Consumer Purchase Index,
upto the week between August 21, 2017 and August 27,  2017

Update:SRI-Hitotsubashi Consumer Purchase Index,
upto the week between August 14, 2017 and August 20,  2017

Update:SRI-Hitotsubashi Consumer Purchase Index,
upto the week between August 7, 2017 and August 13,  2017

Update:SRI-Hitotsubashi Consumer Purchase Index,
upto the week between July 31 2017 and August 06,  2017

Update:SRI-Hitotsubashi Consumer Purchase Index,
upto the week between July 24 2017 and July 30,  2017

Update:SRI-Hitotsubashi Consumer Purchase Index,
upto the week between July 17 2017 and July 23,  2017

Update:SRI-Hitotsubashi Consumer Purchase Index,
upto the week between July 10 2017 and July 16,  2017

CALL FOR PAPERS, 19TH ANNUAL MACRO CONFERENCE

Update:SRI-Hitotsubashi Consumer Purchase Index,
upto the week between July 3, 2017 and July 9,  2017

SRI-Hitotsubashi Consumer Purchase Index will not be updated on July 17 (Monday), 2017.  Instead, the index will be updated on July 18(Tuesday), which covers the week for July 3-July 9. 

Update:SRI-Hitotsubashi Consumer Purchase Index,
upto the week between June 26, 2017 and July 2,  2017

Update:SRI-Hitotsubashi Consumer Purchase Index,
upto the week between June 19, 2017 and June 25,  2017

Update:SRI-Hitotsubashi Consumer Purchase Index,
upto the week between June 12, 2017 and June 18,  2017

Update:SRI-Hitotsubashi Consumer Purchase Index,
upto the week between June 5, 2017 and June 11,  2017

Update:SRI-Hitotsubashi Consumer Purchase Index,
upto the week between May 29, 2017 and June 4,  2017

Update:SRI-Hitotsubashi Consumer Purchase Index,
upto the week between May 22, 2017 and May 28,  2017

Update:SRI-Hitotsubashi Consumer Purchase Index,
upto the week between May 15, 2017 and May 21,  2017

Update:SRI-Hitotsubashi Consumer Purchase Index,
upto the week between May 8, 2017 and May 14,  2017

Update:SRI-Hitotsubashi Consumer Purchase Index,
upto the week between May 1, 2017 and May 7,  2017

Update:SRI-Hitotsubashi Consumer Purchase Index,
upto the week between April17, 2017 and April 23,  2017

SRI-Hitotsubashi Consumer Purchase Index will not be updated on May 8th (Monday), 2017.  Instead, the index will be updated on May 15th (Monday), which covers the week for April 24-April 30, and May 1-May 7.

Update:SRI-Hitotsubashi Consumer Purchase Index,
upto the week between April10, 2017 and April 16,  2017

Upload: New discussion paper(DP16-3)
How Inheritance Affects the Real Estate Market in an Aging Economy: Evidence from Transaction and Registry Data
(Takeshi Mizuta, Chihiro Shimizu, Iichiro Uesugi)

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upto the week between April 3, 2017 and April 9,  2017

Update:SRI-Hitotsubashi Consumer Purchase Index,
upto the week between March 27, 2017 and April 2,  2017

Update:SRI-Hitotsubashi Consumer Purchase Index,
upto the week between March 20, 2017 and March 26,  2017

Upload: New discussion paper(DP17-2)
Effects of the Entry and Exit of Products on Price Indexes
(Naohito Abe,Noriko Inakura, Akiyuki Tonogi)

Upload: Newsletter  No.7 (in Japanese)

Update:SRI-Hitotsubashi Consumer Purchase Index,
upto the week between March 13, 2017 and March 19,  2017

Update:SRI-Hitotsubashi Consumer Purchase Index,
upto the week between March 6, 2017 and March 12,  2017

SRI-Hitotsubashi Consumer Purchase Index will not be updated on March 20 (Monday), 2017.  Instead, the index will be updated on March 21(Tuesday), which covers the week for March 6-March 12. 

Update:SRI-Hitotsubashi Consumer Purchase Index,
upto the week between February 27, 2017 and March 5,  2017

Update:SRI-Hitotsubashi Consumer Purchase Index,
upto the week between February 20, 2017 and February 26,  2017

Update:SRI-Hitotsubashi Consumer Purchase Index,
upto the week between February 13, 2017 and February 19,  2017

Update:SRI-Hitotsubashi Consumer Purchase Index,
upto the week between February 6, 2017 and February 12,  2017

Update:SRI-Hitotsubashi Consumer Purchase Index,
upto the week between January 30, 2017 and February 5,  2017

Update:SRI-Hitotsubashi Consumer Purchase Index,
upto the week between January 23, 2017 and January 29,  2017

Upload: New discussion paper(DP17-1)
Multiple q and the Measurement of R&D Investment by Industry - Analysis of Japanese Listed Companies' Investments in Capital Goods -
 (Akiyuki Tonogi and Konomi Tonogi)

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upto the week between January 16, 2017 and January 22,  2017

Update:SRI-Hitotsubashi Consumer Purchase Index,
upto the week between January 9, 2017 and January 15,  2017

Update:SRI-Hitotsubashi Consumer Purchase Index,
upto the week between January 2, 2017 and January 8,  2017

Update:SRI-Hitotsubashi Consumer Purchase Index,
upto the week between December 19, 2016 and December 25,  2016

SRI-Hitotsubashi Consumer Purchase Index will not be updated on January 2 (Monday), 2017.  Instead, the index will be updated on January 10th (Tuesday), which covers the week for December 19-December 25, and updated on January 16th(Monday), which covers the weeks for December 26-January 1 and January 2-January 8. 

Update:SRI-Hitotsubashi Consumer Purchase Index,
upto the week between December 12, 2016 and December 18,  2016

Update:SRI-Hitotsubashi Consumer Purchase Index,
upto the week between December 5, 2016 and December 11,  2016

Update:SRI-Hitotsubashi Consumer Purchase Index,
upto the week between November 28, 2016 and December 4,  2016

Update:SRI-Hitotsubashi Consumer Purchase Index,
upto the week between November 21, 2016 and November 27,  2016

Update:SRI-Hitotsubashi Consumer Purchase Index,
upto the week between November 14, 2016 and November 20,  2016

Update:SRI-Hitotsubashi Consumer Purchase Index,
upto the week between November 7, 2016 and November 13,  2016

Update:SRI-Hitotsubashi Consumer Purchase Index,
upto the week between October 31, 2016 and November 6, 2016

Update:SRI-Hitotsubashi Consumer Purchase Index,
upto the week between October 24, 2016 and October 30, 2016

SRI-Hitotsubashi Consumer Purchase Index was reported on DIAMOND WEEKLY  in the Nov. 5th number (in Japanese).

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upto the week between Octoberr 17, 2016 and October 23, 2016

Update:SRI-Hitotsubashi Consumer Purchase Index,
upto the week between Octoberr 10, 2016 and October 16, 2016

Update:SRI-Hitotsubashi Consumer Purchase Index,
upto the week between Octoberr 3, 2016 and October 9, 2016

Update:SRI-Hitotsubashi Consumer Purchase Index,
upto the week between September 26, 2016 and October 2, 2016

SRI-Hitotsubashi Consumer Purchase Index will not be updated on October 10 (Monday), 2016.  Instead, the index will be updated on October 11(Tuesday), which covers the week for September 26-October 2. 

Update:SRI-Hitotsubashi Consumer Purchase Index,
upto the week between September 19, 2016 and September 25, 2016

Update:SRI-Hitotsubashi Consumer Purchase Index,
upto the week between September 12, 2016 and September 18, 2016

Update:SRI-Hitotsubashi Consumer Purchase Index,
upto the week between September 5, 2016 and September 11, 2016

SRI-Hitotsubashi Consumer Purchase Index will not be updated on September 19 (Monday), 2016.  Instead, the index will be updated on September 20(Tuesday), which covers the week for September 5-September 11. 

Update:SRI-Hitotsubashi Consumer Purchase Index,
upto the week between August 29, 2016 and September 4, 2016

Update:SRI-Hitotsubashi Consumer Purchase Index,
upto the week between August 22, 2016 and August 28, 2016

Update:SRI-Hitotsubashi Consumer Purchase Index,
upto the week between August 15, 2016 and August 21, 2016

Update:SRI-Hitotsubashi Consumer Purchase Index,
upto the week between August 8, 2016 and August 14, 2016

Update:SRI-Hitotsubashi Consumer Purchase Index,
upto the week between August 1, 2016 and August 7, 2016

Update:SRI-Hitotsubashi Consumer Purchase Index,
upto the week between July 25, 2016 and July 31, 2016

Update:SRI-Hitotsubashi Consumer Purchase Index,
upto the week between July 18, 2016 and July 24, 2016

Update:SRI-Hitotsubashi Consumer Purchase Index,
upto the week between July 11, 2016 and July 17, 2016

Update:SRI-Hitotsubashi Consumer Purchase Index,
upto the week between July 4, 2016 and July 10, 2016

SRI-Hitotsubashi Consumer Purchase Index will not be updated on July 18 (Monday), 2016.  Instead, the index will be updated on July 19(Tuesday), which covers the week for July 4-July 10. 

Update:SRI-Hitotsubashi Consumer Purchase Index,
upto the week between June 27, 2016 and July 3, 2016

Update:SRI-Hitotsubashi Consumer Purchase Index,
upto the week between June 20, 2016 and June 26, 2016

Update:SRI-Hitotsubashi Consumer Purchase Index,
upto the week between June 13, 2016 and June 19, 2016

Update:SRI-Hitotsubashi Consumer Purchase Index,
upto the week between June 6, 2016 and June 12, 2016

Update:SRI-Hitotsubashi Consumer Purchase Index,
upto the week between May 30, 2016 and June 5, 2016

Update:SRI-Hitotsubashi Consumer Purchase Index,
upto the week between May 23, 2016 and May 29, 2016

SRI-Hitotsubashi Consumer Purchase Index has been referred to on the Speech by Mr. Takehiro Sato , Member of the Policy Board (BOJ),  at a Meeting with Business Leaders in Kushiro on June 2, 2016.
Recent Economic and Financial Developments and Monetary Policy in Japan (p6,p7, Chart12)

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upto the week between May 16, 2016 and May 22, 2016

CALL FOR PAPERS, 18TH ANNUAL MACRO CONFERENCE

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upto the week between May 9, 2016 and May 15, 2016

Update:SRI-Hitotsubashi Consumer Purchase Index,
upto the week between May 2, 2016 and May 8, 2016

Upload: New discussion paper(DP16-2)
Firms’ Incentive Provisions: Tournament Structure and Worker Flow
(Ryo Kambayashi, Yuko Ueno)

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upto the week between April 18, 2016 and April 24, 2016

SRI-Hitotsubashi Consumer Purchase Index will not be updated on May 9th (Monday), 2016.  Instead, the index will be updated on May 16th (Monday), which covers the week for April 25-May 1, and May 2-May 8.

Update:SRI-Hitotsubashi Consumer Purchase Index,
upto the week between April 11, 2016 and April 17, 2016

Update:SRI-Hitotsubashi Consumer Purchase Index,
upto the week between April 4, 2016 and April 10, 2016

RIETI Discussion Paper Series 16-E-040
Estimation of Aggregate Demand and Supply Shocks Using Commodity Transaction Data
(Naohito Abe, Noriko Inakura, and Akiyuki Tonogi)

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upto the week between March 28, 2016 and April 3, 2016

Update:SRI-Hitotsubashi Consumer Purchase Index,
upto the week between March 21, 2016 and March 27 , 2016

Update:SRI-Hitotsubashi Consumer Purchase Index,
upto the week between March 14, 2016 and March 20, 2016

Update:SRI-Hitotsubashi Consumer Purchase Index,
upto the week between March 7, 2016 and March 13, 2016

SRI-Hitotsubashi Consumer Purchase Index will not be updated on March 21 (Monday), 2016.  Instead, the index will be updated on March 22 (Tuesday), which covers the week for March 7 - March 13. 

Update:SRI-Hitotsubashi Consumer Purchase Index,
upto the week between February 29, 2016 and March 6, 2016

Update:SRI-Hitotsubashi Consumer Purchase Index,
upto the week between February 22, 2016 and February 28, 2016

Upload: New discussion paper(DP16-1)
The Mechanism of Inflation Expectation Formation among Consumers
(Naohito Abe, Yuko Ueno)

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upto the week between February 15, 2016 and February 21, 2016

Update:SRI-Hitotsubashi Consumer Purchase Index,
upto the week between February 8, 2016 and February 14, 2016

Update:SRI-Hitotsubashi Consumer Purchase Index,
upto the week between February 1, 2016 and February 7, 2016

Note: We implemented retroactive revision in SRI-Hitotsubashi Unit Value Price Indexes with more subdividing a product classification for items.

The research activity of Prof. Naohito Abe was introduced in KAKENHI NEWS VOL.3, 2015, p17(in Janapeses).

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upto the week between January 25, 2016 and January 31, 2016

SRI-Hitotsubashi Consumer Purchase Index has been referred to on the Speech by Mr. Haruhiko Kuroda, Governor of the Bank of Japan,  at　the Kisaragi-kai Meeting in Tokyo on February 3, 2016.
Introduction of "Quantitative and Qualitative Monetary Easing with a Negative Interest Rate" (p3, Chart6)

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upto the week between January 18, 2016 and January 24, 2016

Prof. Naohito Abe contributed an essay to Nikkei Business (2016.01.25 No.1825). (in Japanese)

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upto the week between January 11, 2016 and January 17, 2016

Update:SRI-Hitotsubashi Consumer Purchase Index,
upto the week between January 4, 2016 and January 10, 2016

Update:SRI-Hitotsubashi Consumer Purchase Index,
upto the week between December 28, 2015 and January 3, 2016

Update:SRI-Hitotsubashi Consumer Purchase Index,
upto the week between December 14, 2015 and December 20, 2015

SRI-Hitotsubashi Consumer Purchase Index has been referred to on the Speech by Mr. Haruhiko Kuroda, Governor of the Bank of Japan,  at a Meeting of Councillors of Nippon Keidanren (Japan Business Federation) in Tokyoon December 24, 2015.
At the Turning Point (p2, Chart3)

SRI-Hitotsubashi Consumer Purchase Index will not be updated on January 4th (Monday), 2016.  Instead, the index will be updated on January 12th (Tuesday), which covers the week for December 21-December 27, and December 28-January 3. 

Upload: New discussion paper(DP15-11)
Firms' Incentive Provisions: Tournament Structure and Worker Flow
(Ryo Kambayashi, Yuko Ueno)

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upto the week between December 7, 2015 and December 13, 2015

Update:SRI-Hitotsubashi Consumer Purchase Index,
upto the week between November 30, 2015 and December 6, 2015

SRI-Hitotsubashi Consumer Purchase Index has been referred to on the Speech by Mr. Takehiro Sato, Member of the Policy Board(BOJ), at a Meeting with Business Leaders in Nara on December 7, 2015.

(Speech) Recent Economic and Financial Developments and Monetary Policy in Japan （ｐ10, Chart13）

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upto the week between November 23, 2015 and November 29, 2015

Update:SRI-Hitotsubashi Consumer Purchase Index,
upto the week between November 16, 2015 and November 22, 2015

SRI-Hitotsubashi Consumer Purchase Index has been referred to on the Speech by Mr. Haruhiko Kuroda, Governor of the Bank of Japan, at a Meeting with Business Leaders in Nagoya on November 30, 2015.
Japan's Economy and Monetary Policy（p.3, Chart5）

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upto the week between November 9, 2015 and November 15, 2015

SRI-Hitotsubashi Consumer Purchase Index will not be updated on November 23 (Monday), 2015.  Instead, the index will be updated on November 24(Tuesday), which covers the week for November 9-November 15. 

Upload: Newsletter  No.5  (in Japanese)

Update:SRI-Hitotsubashi Consumer Purchase Index,
upto the week between November 2, 2015 and November 8, 2015

SRI-Hitotsubashi Consumer Purchase Index has been referred to on the Speech by Mr. Haruhiko Kuroda, Governor of the Bank of Japan,  at a Meeting Held by the Naigai Josei Chosa Kai (Research Institute of Japan) in Tokyo on November 6, 2015.
Challenges to Achieving the Price Stability Target of 2 Percent

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upto the week between October 26, 2015 and November 1, 2015

Upload: New discussion paper(DP15-10)
THE ENGINE AND THE REAPER: INDUSTRIALIZATION AND MORTALITY IN EARLY MODERN JAPAN
(John P. Tang)

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upto the week between October 19, 2015 and October 25, 2015

Update:SRI-Hitotsubashi Consumer Purchase Index,
upto the week between October 12, 2015 and October 18, 2015

Upload: New discussion paper(DP15-9)
Economic Growth Analysis of Japan by Dynamic General Equilibrium Model with R&D Investment
 (Akiyuki Tonogi)

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upto the week between October 5, 2015 and October 11, 2015

Update:SRI-Hitotsubashi Consumer Purchase Index,
upto the week between September 28, 2015 and October 4, 2015

The 17th Macroeconomics Conference (program)

SRI-Hitotsubashi Consumer Purchase Index will not be updated on October 12 (Monday), 2015.  Instead, the index will be updated on October 13(Tuesday), which covers the week for September 28-October 4. 

Update:SRI-Hitotsubashi Consumer Purchase Index,
upto the week between September 21, 2015 and September 27, 2015

Upload: New discussion paper(DP15-8)
Money creation at the zero lower bound on interest rates in Japan
  (Etsuro Shioji)

SRI-Hitotsubashi Consumer Purchase Index has been referred to on the Speech by Mr. Haruhiko Kuroda, Governor of the Bank of Japan,  at a Meeting with Business Leaders in Osakathe on September 28, 2015.
Japan's Economy and Monetary Policy -Speech at a Meeting with Business Leaders in Osaka（p.６－７, Chart７）

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upto the week between September 7, 2015 and September 13, 2015

SRI-Hitotsubashi Consumer Purchase Index will not be updated on September 21 (Monday), 2015.  Instead, the index will be updated on September 28 (Monday), which covers the week for September 7-September 13, and on October 5(Monday), which covers the week for September14- September 20 and September 21- September 27.

Update:SRI-Hitotsubashi Consumer Purchase Index,
upto the week between August 31, 2015 and September 6, 2015

Update:SRI-Hitotsubashi Consumer Purchase Index,
upto the week between August 24, 2015 and August 30, 2015

Upload: New discussion paper(DP15-7)
Cost of Living Index and Price Index Based on Point of Sales Data :Math Appendix
  (Naohito Abe, Toshiki Enda, Noriko Inakura, Akiyuki Tonogi)

Upload: New discussion paper(DP15-6)
Cost of Living Index and Price Index Based on Point of Sales Data
  (Naohito Abe, Toshiki Enda, Noriko Inakura, Akiyuki Tonogi)

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upto the week between August 17, 2015 and August 23, 2015

SRI-Hitotsubashi Consumer Purchase Index has been referred to on the Speech by Mr. Haruhiko Kuroda, Governor of the Bank of Japan ,  at the Japan Society in New York on August 26, 2015.

Moving Forward: Japan's Economy under Quantitative and Qualitative Monetary Easing -Speech at the Japan Society in New York（p.５, Chart４）

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upto the week between August 10, 2015 and August 16, 2015

SRI-Hitotsubashi Consumer Purchase Index will not be updated on August 24th (Monday), 2015.  Instead, the index will be updated on August 25th (Tuesday), which covers the week for August 10-August 16. 

Update:SRI-Hitotsubashi Consumer Purchase Index,
upto the week between August 3, 2015 and August 9, 2015

Update:SRI-Hitotsubashi Consumer Purchase Index,
upto the week between July 27, 2015 and August 2, 2015

Update:SRI-Hitotsubashi Consumer Purchase Index,
upto the week between July 20, 2015 and July 26, 2015

Update:SRI-Hitotsubashi Consumer Purchase Index,
upto the week between July 13, 2015 and July 19, 2015

SRI-Hitotsubashi Consumer Purchase Index has been referred to on the Speech by Mr. Hiroshi Nakaso, Deputy Governor of the Bank of Japan, at a Meeting with Business Leaders in Kumamoto Prefecture on July 27, 2015.

(Speech)  Japan's Economy and Monetary Policy（p.９-10, Chart12）

SRI-Hitotsubashi Consumer Purchase Index and Prof. Naohito Abe's comment were reported on Nihon Keizai Shimbun, July 27.

Update:SRI-Hitotsubashi Consumer Purchase Index,
upto the week between July 6, 2015 and July 12, 2015

SRI-Hitotsubashi Consumer Purchase Index will not be updated on July 20th (Monday), 2015.  Instead, the index will be updated on July 21st (Tuesday), which covers the week for July 6-July 12. 

Update:SRI-Hitotsubashi Consumer Purchase Index,
upto the week between June 29, 2015 and July 5, 2015

Upload: Newsletter  No.4 (in Japanese)

Update:SRI-Hitotsubashi Consumer Purchase Index,
upto the week between June 22, 2015 and June 28, 2015

Release: Long-term time series of POS-CEI, POS-CPI, POS-CQI, and POS-CTI

Update:SRI-Hitotsubashi Consumer Purchase Index,
upto the week between June 15, 2015 and June 21, 2015

Update:SRI-Hitotsubashi Consumer Purchase Index,
upto the week between June 8, 2015 and June 14, 2015

Newsletter No.3 (in Japanese)  was referred to on the article(in Japanese) of DIAMOND online.

Update:SRI-Hitotsubashi Consumer Purchase Index,
upto the week between June 1, 2015 and June 7, 2015

SRI-Hitotsubashi Consumer Purchase Index has been referred to on the Speech by Mr. Takehiro Sato, Member of the Policy Board(BOJ), at a Meeting with Business Leaders in Yamanashi Prefecture on June 10, 2015.

(Speech) Recent Economic and Financial Developments and Monetary Policy  （ｐ８-９, Chart14,15）

Update: SRI-Hitotsubashi Consumer Purchase Index,
upto the week between May 25, 2015 and May 31, 2015

Release: SRI-Hitotsubashi Consumer Purchase Unit Value Price Index (Total (excl.cigarette))

Upload: New discussion paper(DP15-5)

Measuring Inflation Expectations: Consumers’ Heterogeneity and Nonlinearity
(Naohito Abe, Yuko Ueno)

SRI-Hitotsubashi Consumer Purchase Index has been referred to on the report issued by Japan Center for Economic Research.

Update:SRI-Hitotsubashi Consumer Purchase Index,
upto the week between May 18, 2015 and May 24, 2015

Upload: New discussion paper(DP15-4)

Estimating the shares of secondary- and tertiary-sector output in the age of early modern growth: the case of Japan, 1600-1874
(Osamu Saito, Masanori Takashima)

Start of the New Indexes

SRI-Hitotsubashi Consumer Purchase Index now includes a new price index, POS-Unit Value Price Index (POS-UVPI). While our POS-CPI is based on information of continuing goods only, the new price index reflects information of new commodities. Please see here for more detail.

Upload: New discussion paper(DP15-3)
Population, urbanisation and farm output in early modern Japan, 1600-1874: a review of data and benchmark estimates
  (Osamu Saito, Masanori Takashima)

Update:SRI-Hitotsubashi Consumer Purchase Index,
upto the week between May 11, 2015 and May 17, 2015

Newsletter No.3 (in Japanese)  was referred to on the article(in Japanese) of Toyo Keizai Online.

SRI-Hitotsubashi Consumer Purchase Index was reported on The Sankei Shimbun.
The article is here(in Japanese).

Update:SRI-Hitotsubashi Consumer Purchase Index,
upto the week between May 4, 2015 and May 10, 2015

CALL FOR PAPERS, 17TH ANNUAL MACRO CONFERENCE

Update:SRI-Hitotsubashi Consumer Purchase Index,
upto the week between April 20, 2015 and April 26, 2015

SRI-Hitotsubashi Consumer Purchase Index will not be updated on May 4 (Monday), 2015.  Instead, the index will be updated on May 11 (Monday), which covers the week for April 20-April 26.

Update:SRI-Hitotsubashi Consumer Purchase Index,
upto the week between April 13, 2015 and April 19, 2015

Update:SRI-Hitotsubashi Consumer Purchase Index,
upto the week between April 6, 2015 and April 12, 2015

Update:SRI-Hitotsubashi Consumer Purchase Index,
upto the week between March 30, 2015 and April 5, 2015

Bloomberg reported on the briefing.
The article is here.

Update:SRI-Hitotsubashi Consumer Purchase Index,
upto the week between March 23, 2015 and March 29, 2015

Update:SRI-Hitotsubashi Consumer Purchase Index,
upto the week between March 16, 2015 and March 22, 2015

Reuters reported on the briefing.
The article is here.

The Wall Street Journal reported on the briefing.
The article is here.

Nikkei QUICK reported on the briefing on "The research result of Effect of new Goods and Product Turnover on Price Indexes（SRI-Hitotsubashi Unit Price Index）".
The article is here.

Press briefing on “The research result of Effect of new Goods and Product Turnover on Price Indexes（SRI-Hitotsubashi Unit Price Index）”  was held at INTAGE Inc. in Akihabara, on March 27, 2015.

The outline of the briefing is presented on Professor Naohito Abe's essay in the RCESR Newsletter No.3 (in Japanese).

Upload: Newsletter  No.3  (in Japanese)

Update:SRI-Hitotsubashi Consumer Purchase Index,
upto the week between March 9, 2015 and March 15, 2015

Upload: New discussion paper(DP15-2)
Effects of New Goods and Product Turnover on Price Indexes
  (Naohito Abe, Toshiki Enda, Noriko Inakura, Akiyuki Tonogi)

Update:SRI-Hitotsubashi Consumer Purchase Index,
upto the week between March 2, 2015 and March 8, 2015

Update:SRI-Hitotsubashi Consumer Purchase Index,
upto the week between February 23, 2015 and March 1, 2015

Update:SRI-Hitotsubashi Consumer Purchase Index,
upto the week between February 16, 2015 and February 22, 2015

Update:SRI-Hitotsubashi Consumer Purchase Index,
upto the week between February 9, 2015 and February 15, 2015

Upload: New discussion paper(DP15-1)
Industrial Structure, Prefectural Inequality, and Convergence in Pre-war Japan (1874-1940)   (Tokihiko Settsu)

Update:SRI-Hitotsubashi Consumer Purchase Index,
upto the week between February 2, 2015 and February 8, 2015

Update:SRI-Hitotsubashi Consumer Purchase Index,
upto the week between January 26, 2015 and February 1, 2015

Update:SRI-Hitotsubashi Consumer Purchase Index,
upto the week between January 19, 2015 and January 25, 2015

Update:SRI-Hitotsubashi Consumer Purchase Index,
upto the week between January 12, 2015 and January 18, 2015

Upload: Newsletter  No.2  (in Japanese)

Update:SRI-Hitotsubashi Consumer Purchase Index,
upto the week between January 5, 2015 and January 11, 2015

Update:SRI-Hitotsubashi Consumer Purchase Index,
upto the week between December 29, 2014 and January 4, 2015

Update:SRI-Hitotsubashi Consumer Purchase Index,
upto the week between December 15, 2014 and December 21, 2014

SRI-Hitotsubashi Consumer Purchase Index will not be updated on January 5th (Monday), 2015.  Instead, the index will be updated on January 13th (Tuesday), which covers the week for December 22-December 28, and December 29-January 4. 

Update:SRI-Hitotsubashi Consumer Purchase Index,
upto the week between December 8, 2014 and December 14, 2014

Update:SRI-Hitotsubashi Consumer Purchase Index,
upto the week between December 1, 2014 and December 7, 2014

Upload: New discussion paper, DP14-3  (in Japanese)
Smoking and Wage: Evidence from Japanese Panel Data (Yawen SUN)

Update:SRI-Hitotsubashi Consumer Purchase Index,
upto the week between November 24, 2014 and November 30, 2014

Upload: Newsletter  No.1  (in Japanese)

SRI-Hitotsubashi Consumer Purchase Index and Prof. Naohito Abe's comment were reported on Nikkei Veritas, October 26.

Update: SRI-Hitotsubashi Consumer Purchase Index,
upto the week between October 6,2014 and October 12, 2014

Upload: New discussion paper(DP14-2)
Biases to Manufacturing Statistics from Offshoring: Evidence from Japan (Kyoji FUKAO and Sonoe ARAI)

SRI-Hitotsubashi Consumer Purchase Index was reported by NHK BS1 "Biz+Sunday" on September 28.

SRI-Hitotsubashi Consumer Purchase Index was reported on Wall Street Jornal.
The article is here.

SRI-Hitotsubashi Consumer Purchase Index was reported on jijicom(in Japanese).
The article is here.

Upload: New discussion paper(DP14-1)
The Effects of Natural Disasters on Prices and Purchsing Behaviors: The Case of the Great East Japan Earthquake (Naohito Abe, Chiaki Moriguchi, and Noriko Inakura)

Update: SRI-Hitotsubashi Consumer Purchase Index (provisional version),
upto the week between August 18,2014 and August 24, 2014 

Update: SRI-Hitotsubashi Consumer Purchase Index (provisional version),
upto the week between August 11,2014 and August 17, 2014 

SRI-Hitotsubashi Consumer Purchase Index has been referred to on the report issued by Mizuho Research Institute (in Japanese).
The report is here.

SRI-Hitotsubashi Consumer Purchase Index was reported on REUTERS (in Japanese).
The article is here.

Update: SRI-Hitotsubashi Consumer Purchase Index (provisional version),
upto the week between July 21,2014 and July 27, 2014 

Release of SRI-Hitotsubashi Consumer Purchase Index (provisional version)

Hitotsubashi University, INTAGE Inc., and New Japan supermarket Association, announced the start of collaborative research and development project on “SRI-Hitotsubashi Consumer Purchase Index” in the press conference, which was titled "Joint Research and Development Project on Distribution, Consumption, and Economic Indicators," on July10, 2014.

SRI-Hitotsubashi Consumer Purchase Index (provisional version) is based on POS data of 4000 stores nationwide, such as supermarkets, drug stores, convenience stores, and large retail stores. This index can rapidly provide precise information about consumer activities in Japan. 

You can access SRI-Hitotsubashi Consumer Purchase Indices (provisional version) from here .

The current version of the Indices are provisional and may be revised in the future.

Naohito Abe,

Chief, Research Center for Economic and Social Risks 

SRI-Hitotsubashi Consumer Purchase Index was reported on Wall Street Jornal.

The article is here.

Announcement for 16TH ANNUAL MACRO CONFERENCE (CALL FOR PAPERS) on November 29-30

Hitotsubashi University, Intage Holdings, and, New Supermarket Association of Japan held a press conference for "Development of New Economic Indicators on Distribution and Consumption" on July 10, 2014. 

Click here for more information: http://www.intage.co.jp/shisuu/develop/

Research Center for Economics and Social Risks (RCESR) website has opened.