The Bank of Japan's Basic Principles for
the Compilation, Release, and Development of Statistics
April 2026
Bank of Japan
The Bank of Japan compiles and releases various statistics based on the fundamental principles of the Statistics Act (Act No. 53 of 2007). This paper explains the Bank's fundamental approach to the compilation, release, and development of such statistics. It is a revised edition of the document published in March 2009.1 While the framework outlined in the Appendix has remained essentially unchanged since its formulation, the description in the main text has been updated to reflect recent developments.
- Bank of Japan [2009], Bank of Japan's Basic Principles for Statistics: "The Basic Principles for the Compilation, Release, and Development of Statistics" and Present Priorities in the Development of Statistics, June 12 (an English translation of the Japanese original released on March 31, 2009).