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Remember what this article is about? Japan. Population 2005 127,767,994 +0.7% 2010 128,057,352 +0.2% 2012 (est.) 127,530,000 −0.4% Per Capita G

by RyanZAG 14y ago

Remember what this article is about? Japan. Population 2005 127,767,994 +0.7% 2010 128,057,352 +0.2% 2012 (est.) 127,530,000 −0.4% Per Capita GDP continues to rise. http://www.indexmundi.com/g/g.aspx?c=ja&v=67 http://www.indexmundi.com/g/g.aspx?c=ja&v=67 EDIT: This is, of course, also not related to inflation, as Japan has had deflation for years. http://www.rateinflation.com/inflation-rate/japan-historical-inflation-rate http://www.rateinflation.com/inflation-rate/japan-historical... So perhaps I am not wrong on a profound level after all, considering my views are echoed by reality? Just throwing it out there...

maratd 14y ago
Why are you using purchasing power parity data? Japanese people don't live in America. They live in Japan. You are introducing local factors from the US into the data. According to this: https://www.google.com/publicdata/explore?ds=d5bncppjof8f9_&met_y=sp_pop_totl&idim=country:JPN&dl=en&hl=en&q=japan%27s%20population https://www.google.com/publicdata/explore?ds=d5bncppjof8f9_&... Japan's population begins to stagnate around 1996 or so. Use this chart and restrict the data from 1996 to today. http://www.tradingeconomics.com/japan/gdp-per-capita-at-current-prices-imf-data.html http://www.tradingeconomics.com/japan/gdp-per-capita-at-curr... Now use this chart: http://www.tradingeconomics.com/japan/gdp-growth-annual http://www.tradingeconomics.com/japan/gdp-growth-annual Again, restrict from 1996 and onward. Then select trend. A nice downward line trending toward 0. The true effects of a stagnating population won't be felt for years. As the article notes, Japan's population is aging rapidly. That means fewer and fewer productive members.