Around 11.2 percent of retail businesses in Japan outsourced manufacturing processes in the fiscal year 2020. Close to half of retail businesses made use of outsourcing agreements, but contracts related to non-manufacturing activities were more common.
Share of retail businesses outsourcing manufacturing in Japan from fiscal year 2017 to 2020
fiscal year 2017 to 2020; the Japanese fiscal year starts on April 1 of each stated year and ends on March 31 of the following year
Method of interview
Postal questionnaire
Supplementary notes
Figures are based on annual surveys among 3,000+ retail business with 50 and more employees and capital funds of 30 million Japanese yen and more.
Data prior to fiscal year 2019 come from previous reports.
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e-Stat (Japan). (June 29, 2022). Share of retail businesses outsourcing manufacturing in Japan from fiscal year 2017 to 2020 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 24, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1364289/japan-share-retail-business-outsource-manufacturing/
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