福岡市 Industry and Economy

Industry and Economy

Industry in Fukuoka is primarily tertiary, with wholesaling, retailing, food and beverages, and service industry classifications accounting for the majority of tertiary-sector enterprises in the city.

　　　　　　　　Results of 2006 Enterprise and Industry Survey

Number of Enterprises
(private enterprises only)

Number of Employees

All industries

69,164 locations

100%

769,900 employees

100.0%

Primary sector

37 locations

0.0%

446 employees

0.1%

Secondary sector

6,762 locations

9.8%

89,287 employees

11.6%

Tertiary sector

62,365 locations

90.2%

680,167 employees

88.3%

　Commercial and Service Industries
Wholesale and retail industry has 20,440 businesses employing 187,582 people and achieving annual revenues of about 13,912,500 million yen (2007 commercial statistics), making it the core industry of the city.
The 2007 commercial statistics show that the most common wholesale businesses in the city are general machinery, general electrical equipment, food and beverages, and clothing and accessories, while the most common retail businesses are lady’s and children’s clothing, sweet breads and cakes, and cooking goods.
The service industry accounts for the second-largest portion of the total city industrial output (FY2006), following the wholesale and retail industry.
The main categories of the service industry are medicine, information services and civil engineering.

Tenjin area

　Manufacturing Industries
Manufacturing industries have developed in Fukuoka hand-in-hand with the steady accumulation of tertiary-sector businesses and the development of the city itself. As a result, the majority are urban manufacturing industries that are related to daily lives of residents, finances, or urban construction, such as foodstuffs, printing, and metal products.
Manufacturing industries carrying on traditional craftsmanship include Hakata dolls and Hakata-ori textiles, designated as national traditional craft items, and Hakata magemono (handmade wooden dishes, bowls and other items), designated as special craft items of the prefecture.

50th Exhibition of
New Hakata Obi Sashes
Winner of the Prime Minister’s
Award

Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries

The agriculture, forestry and fisheries sector plays a variety of roles, including supplying the residents of the city with fresh foodstuffs and providing them with ample opportunities to come in close contact with nature.
Urban agriculture primarily includes vegetables and flowers, and Fukuoka is one of the most productive agricultural areas in the prefecture.
Forestry includes the production of cedar, cypress and other lumber, as well as protecting and developing forest resources to preserve water sources, cleanse the atmosphere, prevent forest fires and provide places for relaxation.
Both the Genkai Sea and Hakata Bay are rich in fish and shellfish, and the fisheries industry is especially active in marine product processing. Hakata Fishing Port handles the largest amount of marine product out of any fishing port in Japan.

The morning market

Finance
Many financial institutions are gathered in Fukuoka, with a total of 519 business establishments handling outstanding loans totaling some 11,059,600 million yen (Fukuoka Bankers Association, FY2007).
The only stock exchange in Kyushu is also located in the city, in Tenjin, Chuo Ward.

Gross City Product, per-capita income
The Gross City Product for Fukuoka was about 7,154,600 million yen in FY2006.
Total resident income was 4,587,700 million yen, with a per-capita income of 3,360,000 yen.