Japan Leading Economic Index

Last Release

Feb 28, 2025

Actual

107.9

Units In

Points

108.3

Frequency

Monthly

Next Release

May 26, 2025

Time to Release

16 Days 11 Hours

Highest	Lowest	Average	Date Range	Source
112.2 Mar 2024	72.5 Jul 1986	92.87 Points	1985-2025	N/A

In Japan, the Leading Composite Index consists of 12 indexes such as account inventory ratios, machinery orders, stock prices and other leading economic indicators. The index anticipates changes in the direction of the Japanese economy in the coming months. In general, increase in the index reflects that the economy is in an expansion phase, and decreasing coincident index reflects that the economy is in a contraction phase. The index is used to make official judgement on when the business cycle begins and ends.

Latest Updates

Japan’s leading economic indicators index, which gauges the economic outlook for the coming months based on data such as job offers and consumer sentiment, declined to 107.7 in March 2025 from an upwardly revised 108.2 in the previous month. It marked the lowest reading since last November as consumer sentiment deteriorated to its lowest level since February 2023. At the same time, the unemployment rate ticked up to 2.5% in March from 2.4% in February, with employment showing a slight decline.