Japan's current account and real exchange rate index, 2000–2019*

Current account balance Projected account balance Real effective yen index**
2000 130.7 131.4
2001 86.2 121.3
2002 109.1 112.7
2003 139.4 102.7
2004 182.0 99.4
2005 170.1 91.1
2006 174.5 82.9
2007 212.1 74.5
2008 142.6 81.7
2009 145.3 98.5
2010 217.6 100.0
2011 126.5 108.0
2012 58.7 109.0
2013 33.6 88.1
2014 45.4  45.4 80.3
2015  54.9
2016  62.4
2017  65.1
2018  69.2
2019  76.4

*2014–2019 projected (current account only)
**Real effective exchange rate index, adjusted for relative movements in unit labor costs (period average values), actual 2000–2013, author's estimate in 2014

Source: Author's analysis of International Monetary Fund (2014, 2015) and Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (2015).

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