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Indices of Industrial Production

Preliminary Report for January 2026 (released at 8:50, February 27, 2026)

  • Industrial Production fluctuates indecisively.
  • Production, Shipments and Inventories increased, Inventory Ratio decreased.
  • According to the Survey of Production Forecast in Manufacturing, Production is expected to decrease in February and March.
2020 average=100
Seasonally Adjusted Index Original Index
index Percent change from the previous month(%) index Percent change from the previous year (%)
Production 104.0 2.2 96.6 2.3
Shipments 102.2 3.2 94.1 2.0
Inventories 98.3 0.1 98.5 -4.2
Inventory Ratio 101.0 -4.6 110.8 -3.8

Industrial Production

Industries that mainly contributed to the increased
1.Motor vehicles, 2.Plastic products, 3.Chemicals (excl. Inorganic, organic chemicals, and medicine), in that order.
Industries that mainly contributed to the decreased
1.Production machinery, 2.Pulp, paper and paper products, in that order.

Shipments

Industries that mainly contributed to the increased
1.Motor vehicles, 2.Electrical machinery, and Information and communication electronics equipment, 3.Iron, steel and Non-ferrous metals, in that order.
Industries that mainly contributed to the decreased
1.Production machinery, 2.Transport equipment (excl. motor vehicles), in that order.

Inventories

Industries that mainly contributed to the increased
1.Motor vehicles, 2.Production machinery, 3.General-purpose and business oriented machinery, in that order.
Industries that mainly contributed to the decreased
1.Electronic parts and devices, 2.Iron, steel and Non-ferrous metals, 3.Inorganic and organic chemicals, in that order.

Indices of Industrial Production Forecast*1

Seasonally Adjusted Index
Percent change from the previous month(%)
February 2026 March 2026
Survey in February 2026 -0.5 -2.6
Survey in January 2026 -4.3
Industries that mainly contributed to the decreased in February
1.Electronic parts and devices, 2.Fabricated metals, 3.Chemicals, in that order.
Industries that mainly contributed to the decreased in March
1.Electrical machinery, and Information and communication electronics equipment, 2.General-purpose and business oriented machinery, 3.Transport equipment, in that order.

*1:Indices of Industrial Production Forecast is conducted monthly to search the planned production amounts for the current and proceeding months.
The survey is one of the useful economic indicators which reflect changing business conditions and provide a view of where the economy is heading in the near future.

data download

Report on IIP( Production, shipments and Inventories )PDF file
Historical data of each index, Indices classified by Industry, Indices classified by Goods.
Historical data etc.(data download)
Excel and csv files of each index (Year, Fiscal Year, Quarter, Month), previous data, weight of Indices of Industrial Production, etc..
Results in the past
Outline of the result, Report on IIP in the past.
Release date of Indices of Industrial Production
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(updated at December 26, 2025)
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Last updated:2026-2-27

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