Boxes in the Outlook for Economic Activity and Prices (Outlook Report)
The Bank releases the Outlook for Economic Activity and Prices (Outlook Report) quarterly (usually in January, April, July, and October). The boxes in the report present analyses of important topical issues. The following is a list of boxes published in previous reports (from 2016 onward).
2025
| Date | Outlook Report | Title |
|---|---|---|
| Oct. 31, 2025 | October 2025 [PDF 1,341KB] | (Box 1) Impact of U.S. Tariff Policies and Outlook for Exports [pp. 48-52] |
| (Box 2) Background to Resilient Business Fixed Investment [pp. 53-55] | ||
| (Box 3) Increase in Food Prices and Its Impact on Private Consumption [pp. 56-59] | ||
| (Box 4) Impact of Wage Increases on Prices [pp. 60-63] | ||
| Aug. 1, 2025 | July 2025 [PDF 1,749KB] | (Box 1) Situation surrounding Trade Policies and Their Impact: An Update [pp. 46-49] |
| (Box 2) Policy Uncertainties and Business Fixed Investment [pp. 50-52] | ||
| (Box 3) Background and Impact of the Recent Rise in Food Prices [pp. 53-57] | ||
| May 2, 2025 | April 2025 [PDF 1,839KB] | (Box 1) Situation surrounding Trade Policies and Its Impact [pp. 48-52] |
| (Box 2) Productivity Trends in Japan [pp. 53-56] | ||
| (Box 3) Labor Market Conditions and Labor Mobility across Firms [pp. 57-59] | ||
| (Box 4) Recent Developments in Wage Increases and Price-Setting Behavior [pp. 60-62] | ||
| Jan. 27, 2025 | January 2025 [PDF 1,945KB] | (Box 1) Recent Developments in Services Balance [pp. 46-48] |
| (Box 2) Labor Supply Constraints and the Substitutability between Capital and Labor [pp. 49-51] | ||
| (Box 3) Labor Supply Constraints and Corporate Investment Activity [pp. 52-53] | ||
| (Box 4) Labor Market Conditions and Wages [pp. 54-56] | ||
| (Box 5) Trend in Services Prices [pp. 57-59] |