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Japan Machinery Orders
Last Release
Jun 30, 2025
Actual
3
Units In
%
Previous
-0.6
Frequency
Monthly
Next Release
Sep 17, 2025
Time to Release
27 Days 23 Hours
Highest | Lowest | Average | Date Range | Source |
25.5 Oct 1996 | -16.8 Sep 2018 | 0.28 % | 1987-2025 | N/A |
In Japan, Machinery Orders refers to the month-over-month change of the private sector machinery orders, excluding volatile ones for ships and those from electric power companies.
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Japan’s core machinery orders—which exclude volatile items such as ships and electric power—climbed 3% month-over-month to ¥941.2 billion in June 2025, snapping a two-month decline and defying market expectations for a 1% drop. The overall gain masked weakness in the manufacturing sector, where orders fell 8.1% to ¥412.3 billion. Sharp declines were seen in petroleum & coal products (-68.6%), non-ferrous metals (-48%), and iron & steel (-27.4%). By contrast, non-manufacturing orders surged 8.8% to ¥521.4 billion, driven by robust demand in goods leasing (41%) and agriculture, forestry & fishing (12.4%). On a yearly basis, private-sector machinery orders advanced 7.6% in June, picking up from May’s 4.4% increase and beating forecasts of 5%. Core machinery orders are regarded as a key, though volatile, leading indicator of capital spending over the next six to nine months.
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