The total value of machinery orders received by 280 manufacturers operating in Japan
decreased by 18.6% in December from the previous month on a seasonally adjusted basis.
In October-December period it increased by 3.9% compared with the previous quarter.
Private-sector machinery orders, excluding volatile ones for ships and
those from electric power companies, decreased a seasonally adjusted by 0.1% in December,
and showed decrease by 4.2% in October-December period.
In the January-March period the total amount of machinery orders was forecasted
to decrease by 13.0% and private-sector orders, excluding volatile ones, were forecasted
to fall by 1.8% from the previous quarter respectively. This forecast was basically
made by summing up the figures from 280 machinery manufacturers.
In 2018 Year the total amount of machinery orders increased by 4.3%. Also private-sector orders,
excluding volatile ones, rose by 3.6%.
