Characteristics and Interdependences of Japanese Food Industries

Abstract

Using 1965-70-75 Link Input-Output Tables the characteristics and the interdependences of Japanese food industries were analysed. According to the 160 sectors tables the food industries were defined a little widely as the following 13 sectors; "Slaughtering", "Meat prepared and preserved", "Dairy products", "Vegetables and fruits canned and preserved", "Seafood preserved", "Grain mill products", "Bread and confectionery", "Sugar", "Other food products", "Prepared animal foods", "Liquor and alcoholic beverages", "Soft drinks and carbonated drinks" and "Tobacco". The amount and changes in 10 years of "Domestic product" were compared with those of "Total intermediate sectors", and the economical circumstances of each sectors were examined. To trace the rationalization of each sector, the amount of "Domestic products", number of "Employees" and "Wages and salaries" were examined each other. Using the tables of inverse matrix the relative characteristics and the interdependeces of each sector in the whole Japanese industries and in the food industries were decribed. The changes of input to 'Household consumption expenditure" of each sector were considered and the rapid increases of dependences on food industries were recongnized.