The total value of machinery orders received by 280 manufacturers operating in Japan
increased by 1.3% in March from the previous month on a seasonally adjusted basis.
In January-March period it decreased by 7.9% compared with the previous quarter.
Private-sector machinery orders, excluding volatile ones for ships and
those from electric power companies, increased a seasonally adjusted by 1.4% in March,
and showed decrease by 1.4% in January-March period.
In the April-June period the total amount of machinery orders was forecasted
to decrease by 0.9% and private-sector orders, excluding volatile ones, were forecasted
to fall by 5.9% from the previous quarter respectively. This forecast was basically
made by summing up the figures from 280 machinery manufacturers.
In 2016 Fiscal Year the total amount of machinery orders decreased by 5.6%. Also private-sector orders,
excluding volatile ones, increased by 0.5%.