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Indices of Industrial Production

Preliminary report for August, 2016 (published at 8:50, September 30, 2016)

  • Industrial Production shows signs of increase at a moderate pace.
  • Production and Inventories increased, Shipments and Inventory Ratio decreased.
  • According to the Survey of Production Forecast in Manufacturing, Production is expected to increase in September and October.
2010 average=100
Seasonally Adjusted Index Original Index
index Percent change from the previous month(%) index Percent change from the previous year (%)
Production 97.9 1.5 92.6 4.6
Shipments 94.6 -1.3 89.4 1.5
Inventories 111.3 0.1 114.8 -1.8
Inventory Ratio 113.2 -3.5 124.4 -2.7

Industrial Production

Industries that mainly contributed to a increased
1.Electronic parts and devices, 2.Information and communication electronics equipment, 3.Chemicals (excl. Drugs), in that order.
Industries that mainly contributed to a decreased
1.Transport equipment, 2.Petroleum and coal products, 3.Fabricated metals.

Shipments

Industries that mainly contributed to a decreased
1.Transport equipment, 2.General-purpose, production and business oriented machinery, 3.Iron and steel, in that order.
Industries that mainly contributed to a increased
1.Electronic parts and devices, 2.Information and communication electronics equipment, 3.Non-ferrous metals, in that order.

Inventories

Industries that mainly contributed to a increased
1.Transport equipment, 2.General-purpose, production and business oriented machinery, 3.Petroleum and coal products, in that order.
Industries that mainly contributed to a decreased
1.Iron and steel, 2.Non-ferrous metals, 3.Ceramics, stone and clay products, in that order.

Survey of Production Forecast*1

Seasonally Adjusted Index, 2010 average=100
August, 2016 September, 2016 October, 2016
Survey in September, 2016 2.2 1.2
Survey in August, 2016 4.1 -0.7
Industries that mainly contributed to a increased in September
1.General-purpose, production and business oriented machinery, 2.Transport equipment, 3.Chemicals, in that order.
Industries that mainly contributed to a increased in October
1.Electronic parts and devices, 2.Electrical machinery, 3.Transport equipment, in that order.

*1:The Survey of 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.

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Report on IIP( Production, shipments and Inventories )PDF file
Historical data of each index, Indices classified by Industry, Indices classified by use of Goods.
Infographics of IIP PDF file
Contribution ratio by industry of IIP, Changes in the Inventory Cycle,etc..
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, Infographcs of IIP, in the past.
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(published at March 9, 2016)
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Last updated:2016-09-30
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