I have compared the economics of Japan and China.

1. The Asian economy

2. The economy of China
 2010:
- internal market
 Wages
 Standard of living
 Mid 2010:
- Second largest economy

3. The economy of Japan
 1980:
- Japan’s economy: overheated
 1990:
- economic growth remained slow
 2008:
- lowest interest rate
- deflation

4. China
 Export
 Foreign-exchange reserves
 Trade surplus: $16.9 billion
 Record: $2.65 trillion
 Inflation

5.  Interest rate
- encourage savers
- help tackle the inflation
- people feel safe
- prevent from taking out their money
- promote economic rebalancing

6. Japan
 Deflation
 Industrial output
 Falling prices
 Import prices
 Interest rates

7. Conclusion
 Japan:
- deflation
- delay their spending
- the export
 China:
- inflation
- save

8. Thank you for listening!
Evelien Van Kerckhove