Industrial Production in Japan decreased 3.10 percent in December of 2019 over the same month in the previous year. Japan Industrial Production - data, historical chart, and calendar of releases - was last updated on February of 2020 from its official source.

Industrial Production in Japan averaged 4.92 percent from 1954 until 2019, reaching an all time high of 30 percent in February of 1960 and a record low of -37.20 percent in February of 2009. This page provides - Japan Industrial Production - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news. source: Ministry of Economy Trade & Industry (METI)

Industrial Production in Japan is expected to be -0.40 percent by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. Looking forward, we estimate Industrial Production in Japan to stand at 2.00 in 12 months time. In the long-term, the Japan Industrial Production is projected to trend around 2.10 percent in 2021, according to our econometric models.


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Japan Industrial Production

Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
-3.10 -8.20 30.00 -37.20 1954 - 2019 percent Monthly
2015=100, NSA


Calendar GMT Actual Previous Consensus TEForecast
2019-12-26 11:50 PM Industrial Production YoY Prel Nov -8.1% -7.7% -8.6%
2020-01-20 04:30 AM Industrial Production YoY Final Nov -8.2% -7.7% -8.1% -8.1%
2020-01-30 11:50 PM Industrial Production YoY Prel Dec -3.0% -8.2% -2.4% -4.2%
2020-02-17 04:30 AM Industrial Production YoY Final Dec -3.1% -8.2% -3% -3.0%
2020-02-27 11:50 PM Industrial Production YoY Prel Jan -3.1% -9.5% -6.7%
2020-03-17 04:30 AM Industrial Production YoY Final Jan -3.1% -6.7%
2020-03-30 11:50 PM Industrial Production YoY Prel Feb -3.2%
2020-04-17 04:30 AM Industrial Production YoY Final Feb -3.2%
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News Stream
Japan Industrial Output Rebounds in July
Industrial production in Japan rose by 1.3 percent month-over-month in July 2019, rebounding from a 3.3 percent fall in June, boosted by production of motor vehicles (2.1 percent vs -8.4 percent), chemicals excluding inorganic, organic chemicals, and medicine (4.7 percent vs -3.8 percent) and pulp, paper and paper products (7.5 percent vs -4 percent). In contrast, output fell for inorganic and organic chemicals (-3.9 percent vs 3.2 percent), petroleum and coal products (-3.8 percent vs 4.5 percent) and electrical machinery, and information and communication electronics equipment (-0.1 percent vs -4.8 percent). On a yearly basis, industrial production rose 0.7 percent in July, the first month of increase since January.
2019-09-13
Japan Industrial Production Falls More than Expected
Industrial production in Japan declined 0.9 percent month-over-month in March 2019, compared to a 0.7 percent increase in February and market expectations of a 0.1 percent decline, preliminary data showed. Sharp declines were observed in motor vehicles (-3.4 percent vs +3.3 percent in February); production machinery (-6.7 percent vs +5.5 percent); fabricated metals (-4.4 percent vs +3.5 percent) and transport equipment (-3.6 percent vs +2.5 percent). In contrast, production rebounded for electronic parts and devices (+5.8 percent vs -4.9 percent); general-purpose and business oriented machinery (+5.1 percent vs -0.1 percent) and inorganic and organic chemicals (+4.8 percent vs -3.6 percent). On a yearly basis, industrial output fell 4.6 percent in March after a 1.1 percent drop in February. It was the sharpest fall since May 2015.
2019-04-26
Japan Industrial Output Dips 1.0% YoY
Industrial production in Japan declined 1.0 percent in February 2019 following a 0.3 percent climb in the previous month and compared to market expectations of a 0.1 percent dip, preliminary data showed. The sharpest declines were observed in electronic parts & devices (-9.6 percent), utilities (-6.0 percent), production machinery (-5.6 percent), and iron & steel (-4.7 percent). In contrast, gains were mainly driven by transport equipment (7.9 percent), chemicals (4.7 percent), and fabricated metals (4.0 percent). On a monthly basis, industrial production rose 1.4 percent following a 3.4 percent decline in January, beating market expectations of a 1.0 percent increase.
2019-03-29

Japan Industrial Production
In Japan, industrial production measures the output of businesses integrated in industrial sector of the economy such as manufacturing, mining, and utilities.