Machinery Orders in June, 2018 and Forecast for Jul.- Sep. 2018
Results
The total value of machinery orders received by 280 manufacturers operating in Japan decreased by 14.4% in June from the previous month on a seasonally adjusted basis. In April-June period it increased by 2.6% compared with the previous quarter.
Private-sector machinery orders, excluding volatile ones for ships and those from electric power companies, fell a seasonally adjusted by 8.8% in June, and showed rose by 2.2% in April-June period.
In the July-September period the total amount of machinery orders was forecasted to increase by 2.8% and private-sector orders, excluding volatile ones, were forecasted to decrease by 0.3% from the previous quarter respectively. This forecast was basically made by summing up the figures from 280 machinery manufacturers.
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References
- Chart-1 Total Value of Machinery Orders and Chart-2 Private Sector (exc. Volatile Orders)
- Table-1 Machinery Orders by Sectors
- Table-2 Percentage Change by Industrial Classification in Private Sector
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