Bank of Japan : Release of Values Presented in Smaller Units of Measurement for Balance of Payments Related Statistics

January 12, 2018
Bank of Japan
International Department

From today, data for Balance of Payments related statistics in the BOJ Time-Series Data Search include values in smaller units of measurement in respective data series; namely, they are represented as decimals. Specific changes to the presentation of data are shown in the table below.

This change applies to data series under 'Balance of Payments (Data Based on the BPM6)' of 'Balance of Payments [BP01]' in the BOJ Time-Series Data Search, except for 'Seasonal Factors' data under 'Balance of Payments.'

Data series	Unit of measurement	Previous representation	New representation
Balance of Payments Regional Balance of Payments (Quarterly)	100 million yen	Figures were rounded off to the nearest whole number	Figures include eight decimal places, with the last being down to one yen
International Investment Position (Calendar Year Data)	Billion yen		Figures include nine decimal places, with the last being down to one yen
	100 million yen		Figures include eight decimal places, with the last being down to one yen
International Investment Position (Quarterly Data) & Gross External Debt Position of Japan International Investment Position of Japan under Historical Data Rearranged Based on the BPM6	Billion yen		Figures include nine decimal places, with the last being down to one yen
Data series under Historical Data Rearranged Based on the BPM6 other than the International Investment Position of Japan	100 million yen		Figures include eight decimal places, with the last being down to one yen

Balance of Payments Statistics Group, Balance of Payments Division, International Department

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