Machinery Orders in December, 2024 and Forecast for Jan.-Mar. 2025

Results

1. The total value of machinery orders received by 280 manufacturers operating in Japan decreased by 2.9% in December from the previous month on a seasonally adjusted basis. In October-December period it increased by 5.3% 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 1.2% in December, and showed increased by 2.9% in October-December period.

2. In the January-March period the total amount of machinery orders was forecasted to increase by 1.3% and private-sector orders, excluding volatile ones, were forecasted to fall by 2.3% from the previous quarter respectively. This forecast was basically made by summing up the figures from 280 machinery manufacturers.

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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