Machinery Orders in December, 2025 and Forecast for Jan.-Mar. 2026

Results

1. The total value of machinery orders received by 280 manufacturers operating in Japan increased by 23.8% in December from the previous month on a seasonally adjusted basis. In October-December period it increased by 11.8% 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 19.1% in December, and showed rose by 7.9% in October-December period.

2. In the January-March period the total amount of machinery orders was forecasted to increase by 6.2% and private-sector orders, excluding volatile ones, were forecasted to decrease by 4.5% 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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