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Indices of Industrial Production

Preliminary report for February, 2017 (released at 8:50, March 31, 2017)

  • Industrial Production shows picking up movement.
  • Production and Inventories increased, Shipments and Inventory Ratio decreased.
  • According to the Survey of Production Forecast in Manufacturing, Production is expected to decrease in March and increase in April.
2010 average=100
Seasonally Adjusted Index Original Index
index Percent change from the previous month(%) index Percent change from the previous year (%)
Production 102.2 2.0 98.9 4.8
Shipments 99.1 -0.1 97.3 3.7
Inventories 108.4 0.9 110.2 -3.3
Inventory Ratio 111.0 -0.1 113.6 -3.1

Industrial Production

Industries that mainly contributed to a increased
1.Transport equipment, 2.General-purpose, production and business oriented machinery, 3.Chemicals (excl. Drugs), in that order.
Industries that mainly contributed to a decreased
1.Electronic parts and devices, 2.Plastic products, 3.Textiles, in that order.

Shipments

Industries that mainly contributed to a decreased
1.Electronic parts and devices, 2.Plastic products, 3.Iron and steel, in that order.
Industries that mainly contributed to a increased
1.Transport equipment, 2.Chemicals (excl. Drugs), 3.Non-ferrous metals, in that order.

Inventories

Industries that mainly contributed to a increased
1.Transport equipment, 2.Iron and steel, 3.Non-ferrous metals, in that order.
Industries that mainly contributed to a decreased
1.Information and communication electronics equipment, 2.Textiles, 3.Chemicals (excl. Drugs), in that order.

Survey of Production Forecast*1

Seasonally Adjusted Index, 2010 average=100
February, 2017 March, 2017 April, 2017
Survey in March, 2017 -2.0 8.3
Survey in February, 2017 3.5 -5.0
Industries that mainly contributed to a decreased in March
1.Transport equipment, 2.Electrical machinery, 3.Electronic parts and devices, in that order.
Industries that mainly contributed to a increased in April
1.General-purpose, production and business oriented machinery, 2.Transport equipment, 3.Electronic parts and devices, 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.

data download

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.
Release date of Indices of Industrial Production
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(published at December 28, 2016)
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Last updated:2017-3-31
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