Machinery Orders in March, 2026 and Forecast for Apr.-Jun. 2026

Results

1. The total value of machinery orders received by 280 manufacturers operating in Japan increased by 4.3% in March from the previous month on a seasonally adjusted basis. In January-March period it increased by 10.3% 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 9.4% in March, and showed increased by 6.4% in January-March period.

2. In the April-June period the total amount of machinery orders was forecasted to decrease by 1.8% and private-sector orders, excluding volatile ones, were forecasted to increase by 0.3% 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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