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Japan Machinery Orders
Last Release
Apr 30, 2025
Actual
-9.1
Units In
%
Previous
13
Frequency
Monthly
Next Release
Jul 13, 2025
Time to Release
24 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—excluding volatile items such as ships and electric power—fell 9.1% month-over-month to ¥919 billion in April 2025, marking a sharp reversal from March’s 13% surge. This was the weakest reading since April 2020, during the height of the Covid pandemic. The non-manufacturing sector led the decline, with orders plunging 11.8% to ¥470.8 billion. Manufacturing orders also slipped, down 0.6% to ¥456.6 billion. The steepest drops came from other transport equipment (-38.3%), goods leasing (-31.2%), other non-manufacturing (-29.5%), finance and insurance (-23.9%), and automobiles, parts & accessories (-20.3%). On an annual basis, private-sector machinery orders rose 6.6% in April, easing from March’s 8.4% gain but exceeding market expectations of 4%. Core machinery orders are considered a volatile but key leading indicator of capital spending over the next six to nine months.
Japan Machinery Orders History
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