An economic indicator updated every morning based on the Nikkei article data,
the best tool for understanding economic trends immediately.
Nikkei-UTEcon Daily Economic Indicator 30-day EMA
19.47
Month-over-Month
-0.28
As of March 31, 2024
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Nikkei-UTEcon Daily Economic Indicator Published as of the end of March 2024.
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Nikkei-UTEcon Daily Economic Indicator Published as of the end of January 2024.
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Nikkei-UTEcon Daily Economic Indicator Published as of the end of December 2023.
What Is “Nikkei-UTEcon Daily Economic Indicator”?
Nikkei-UTEcon Daily Economic Indicator is an economic indicator which is suitable for a quick understanding of Japan's economic trends, of which algorithm has been developed by UTokyo Economic Consulting Inc. from the article data of the Nikkei morning edition.
Academic expertise and knowledge in natural language processing, macroeconomics etc. is applied in the development of Nikkei-UTEcon Daily Economic Indicator, which has following advantages;
Quick
Update on a Daily Basis
Lead
Capturing the Trend Earlier
Robust
Detect Unprecedented
Use Cases
(Additional permission is required for commercial use)
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Advantages of Nikkei-UTEcon Daily Economic Indicator
Quick – Update on a Daily Basis
Nikkei-UTEcon Daily Economic Indicator is aggregated on the same date with each issue date of the Nikkei, and published on a daily basis. Therefore it provides a quicker understanding of current economic trends than the other economic indicators published by the Cabinet Office or the Bank of Japan.
Information as of Feb. 2022
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Lead – Capturing the Trend Earlier
Nikkei-UTEcon Daily Economic Indicator is highly correlated with the other economic indicators published by the Cabinet Office and the Bank of Japan. Furthermore, it provides an earlier heads-up in acknowledging turning points of Japan’s economy than other economic indicators.
Robust – Detect Unprecedented Economic Events
Nikkei-UTEcon Daily Economic Indicator uses the Nikkei articles in past 30 years. We do not use any proper nouns, only use general words related to the business climate, carefully examined by natural language processing technology, which makes it possible for Nikkei-UTEcon Daily Economic Indicator to grasp the change of economic trends even when unprecedented events occur.
Indicators for 14 industries and 9 regions
Nikkei-UTEcon Daily Economic Indicator provides industry-specific and region-specific indicators. It is possible to determine business conditions in specific industries and regions.
Decomposition of contribution by industry and region.
Nikkei-UTEcon Daily Economic Indicator not only provides daily indicators by industry and region, but also provides contribution decomposition of the overall daily indicator by industry and region. This enables one to explain which industries and regions are responsible for tchanges in the daily indicator.
Data We Offer
In addition to the economic indicator of the day, 7-day EMA and 30-day EMA are provided in csv format.
*EMA：Exponential Moving Average
The data includes historical data since October 1, 1981.
Furthermore, industry-specific indicators and region-specific indicators provide "Contribution" to the overall daily indicator, as well as its 7-day EMA and 30-day EMA.
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JPY 880,000
for a 12-month subscription
(tax inclusive)
at AWS Marketplace
USD 7,700
for a 12-month subscription
(tax inclusive)
Historical data is available for JPY 110,000/one-shot (tax inclusive). Academic use is offered at a special price of JPY55,000 (tax inclusive).
For questions regarding the Nikkei-UTEcon Daily Economic Indicator or the dictionary used in its calculation, please contact us.
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FAQs on the Product / Service
What is Nikkei-UTEcon Daily Economic Indicator?
What is the time period of Nikkei-UTEcon Daily Economic Indicator (historical data)?
・Period：October 1, 1981 ～ December 31, 2022
Where can I buy?
1. Purchase via Application Form
Please download the application form, fill it out, and contact us.
A link to download the data will be provided upon receipt of the application form. A fixed IP address is required to provide the download link.
2. Purchase at AWS Marketplace
An AWS account is required. For details on how to purchase, please refer to the AWS Data Exchange User Guide.
To purchase historical data, please contact us.
How much does it cost? What will be the deliverables?
In addition, daily indicators by industry and region are also available starting August 1, 2023, but at the same price.
For academic use (research, etc.), please contact us the following information. We will inform the coupon code after we confirm the contents of the order.
・Name and affiliation of purchaser
・Name and affiliation of researcher and co-researcher
・Research title
Do you provide the service in subscription only?
Historical data is one-shot.
If you require a different method or contract type, please contact us.
You say daily update, when in each day will you update?
Can I purchase the dictionary used in the calculations?
FAQs on Secondary Usage of the Data
Can I share the data I purchase and download with others?
（DATA SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT: 2.2）
Can I reprint a part of graphs from the downloaded file in my company’s document?
（DATA SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT: 2.1.1）
Can I develop another service using the licensed data?
（DATA SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT: 2.1.2）
Permission is required for commercial use.
Can I use data in the media (news, magazine articles, etc.)?
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