1885

¥188

$960

n.a.

1920

¥384

$1,960

$6,458

1960

¥768

$3,919

$11,329

1886

197

1,009

n.a.

1921

390

1,992

6,117

1961

849

4,332

11,402

1887

211

1,077

n.a.

1922

391

1,996

6,461

1962

913

4,658

11,905

1888

215

1,097

n.a.

1923

371

1,895

7,243

1963

984

5,025

12,242

1889

224

1,147

n.a.

1924

377

1,926

7,300

1964

1,082

5,525

12,773

1890

215

1,099

$4,045

1925

394

2,011

7,347

1965

1,132

5,776

13,419

1891

235

1,199

4,092

1926

391

1,997

7,686

1966

1,237

6,312

14,134

1892

229

1,171

4,201

1927

405

2,070

7,627

1967

1,360

6,941

14,330

1893

241

1,232

4,119

1928

418

2,134

7,672

1968

1,503

7,672

14,863

1894

250

1,277

3,918

1929

411

2,100

8,082

1969

1,663

8,488

15,179

1895

262

1,342

4,303

1930

394

2,011

7,242

1970

1,814

9,257

15,030

1896

259

1,324

4,126

1931

400

2,046

6,571

1971

1,875

9,568

15,304

1897

251

1,282

4,378

1932

398

2,033

5,651

1972

2,009

10,255

15,944

1898

260

1,329

4,394

1933

408

2,087

5,508

1973

2,110

10,770

16,689

1899

272

1,392

4,818

1934

446

2,277

5,890

1974

2,053

10,475

16,492

264

1,352

4,827

451

2,302

6,318

2,092

10,675

16,284

271

1,387

5,324

459

2,343

7,166

2,153

10,987

16,975

264

1,350

5,306

560

2,862

7,478

2,228

11,368

17,566

263

1,346

5,363

575

2,937

7,089

2,331

11,894

18,373

286

1,463

5,466

577

2,945

7,593

2,440

12,453

18,789

273

1,393

5,837

539

2,755

8,089

2,481

12,659

18,577

268

1,370

5,970

544

2,778

9,426

2,537

12,944

18,855

280

1,429

5,767

549

2,803

11,120

2,602

13,278

18,325

282

1,439

5,344

542

2,770

13,091

2,647

13,507

18,920

288

1,470

5,851

517

2,640

14,294

2,734

13,954

20,123

299

1,531

5,760

n.a.

2,000

14,076

2,843

14,506

20,717

303

1,550

5,848

297

1,520

10,808

2,910

14,851

21,236

289

1,478

6,092

307

1,570

10,265

3,023

15,428

21,788

293

1,495

6,202

337

1,721

10,476

3,198

16,319

22,500

292

1,491

5,636

336

1,717

10,296

3,343

17,058

23,059

306

1,566

5,749

365

1,863

10,960

3,502

17,871

23,221

325

1,658

6,593

405

2,069

11,885

3,624

18,492

22,920

345

1,765

6,510

467

2,387

12,141

3,655

18,652

23,426

369

1,884

7,011

489

2,499

12,417

3,658

18,667

23,727

386

1,971

6,724

511

2,609

12,039

3,670

18,728

24,443

aaa

aaa

aaa

aaa

535

2,732

12,488

3,706

18,910

24,881

aaa

aaa

aaa

aaa

563

2,877

12,523

3,894

19,871

25,576

aaa

aaa

aaa

aaa

594

3,034

12,500

3,947

20,140

26,489

aaa

aaa

aaa

aaa

632

3,225

12,198

3,838

19,582

27,357

aaa

aaa

aaa

aaa

683

3,489

11,230

3,865

19,722

28,191

Note: Yen converted to 1990 dollars at purchasing power parity value of ¥196=$1.00.

Sources: Japan: Management and Coordination Agency, Statistics Bureau, Historical Statistics of Japan on CD-ROM (Tokyo: Japan Statistical Association, 1999), Tables 2-01, 13-03 and 13-10, and on-line at http://www.stat.go.jp/1.htm
United States: Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census, Historical Statistics of the United States, Colonial Times to 1970, Bicentennial Edition (Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office, 1975), Series F3 and F4, and Survey of Current Business, December 1999.