March 10th, 2006
Economic and Social Research Institute,Cabinet Office

Explanation of Orders Received for Machinery

1. The total value of machinery orders received by 280 manufacturers operating in Japan decreased by 7.9% in January from the previous month on a seasonally adjusted basis.

2. Private-sector machinery orders, excluding volatile ones for ships and those from electric power companies, fell a seasonally adjusted by 6.2% in January.
   

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Chart-1 Total Value of Machinery Orders; Chart-2 Private Sector (exc. Volatile Orders)

Table-1 Machinery Orders by Sectors

Table-2 Percentage Change by Industrial Classification in Private Sector