Increase of Savings
—As on December 31, 1939—
The savings of the people rose to 7,941 million yen during the period from April 1939 to the end of the year as shown below, indicating resolute steps toward the goal of 10,000 million (where no definite figures are obtainable, estimated figures are used instead, which are therefore subject to revision).
(In units of one million yen)
| Savings | 1939 April to June | 1939 July to September | 1939 October to December | 1939 April to December | 1938 April to December |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Postal Savings | 330 | 404 | 225 | 959 | 574 |
| Postal Insurance Reserve Fund | 70 | 68 | 50 | 188 | 153 |
| Postal Annuity Reserve Fund | 9 | 10 | 12 | 31 | 19 |
| Bank Deposits | 1,295 | 1,173 | 1,791 | 4,259 | 2,424 |
| Credit Cooperatives, Deposits | 169 | 171 | 170 | 510 | 299 |
| Trust Money | 60 | 102 | 68 | 230 | 144 |
| Insurance Companies' Reserves | 115 | 115 | 106 | 336 | 287 |
| Mutual Financing Companies' Capital | 15 | 27 | 23 | 65 | 45 |
| Total | 2,063 | 2,070 | 2,445 | 6,578 | 3,945 |
| Investments in Securities by Private Individuals | 463 | 221 | 679 | 1,363 | 1,702 |
| Grand Total | 2,526 | 2,291 | 3,124 | 7,941 | 5,647 |
N.B.
1. The Postal Transfer Account and current deposits with banks are excluded.
2. Mutual deposits with banking institutions are excluded.
3. The increase of investments by private individuals in securities is what is left by deducting the actual increase in securities owned by various banking institutions and their loans on securities, and also the actual increase in securities owned by the Government, from the actual increase (namely, what is left by deducting the redeemed amount from the amount floated) in national bonds, local government bonds and debentures.