1. Japan’s Modern Economy Excel Tips September 11, 2007 Economics 272

2. Excel (1 of 3) How to get notebooks, log in Go to Cabinet Office web site download GDP data (as.cvs file) Import into Excel Calculate GDP year-on-year growth rates Create graph Calculate trade as share of GDP Net trade, exports, imports Create graph ∑ trade not a big share of Japan’s economy! But net trade grew recently, undergirding growth

3. Excel (2 of 3) Excel tricks –May need to make columns wider to be able to see numbers [depends on setup] –Insert blank columns –Use “=” sign to begin formulas, can use mouse to select, keyboard “/” to divide Then format cell if necessary to get % –Can drag to replicate for a column

4. Excel (3 of 3) Select a column of data and then Insert Chart to start setup menu –I use a line graph for this sort of data –Need to go to the series tab to select year headings for bottom Make sure have a data cell corresponding to each label or they won’t align in your graph! –I then fiddle with the xy axis labels to get where things end up, size etc We’ll practice again!!