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Indices of Industrial Production

Preliminary report for February, 2018 (released at 8:50, March 30, 2018)

  • Industrial Production is picking up slowly.
  • Production, Shipments and Inventories increased, Inventory Ratio decreased.
  • According to the Survey of Production Forecast in Manufacturing, Production is expected to increase in March and April.
2010 average=100
Seasonally Adjusted Index Original Index
index Percent change from the previous month(%) index Percent change from the previous year (%)
Production 103.4 4.1 100.3 1.4
Shipments 100.4 2.2 98.1 0.6
Inventories 109.9 0.9 111.1 1.6
Inventory Ratio 114.1 -0.1 115.5 2.5

Industrial Production

Industries that mainly contributed to a increased
1.Transport equipment, 2.General-purpose, production and business oriented machinery, 3.Electronic parts and devices, in that order.
Industries that mainly contributed to a decreased
1.Petroleum and coal products, 2.Textiles, 3.Ceramics, stone and clay products.

Shipments

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

Inventories

Industries that mainly contributed to a increased
1.Iron and steel, 2.Transport equipment, 3.Non-ferrous metals, in that order.
Industries that mainly contributed to a decreased
1.Petroleum and coal products, 2.Information and communication electronics equipment, 3.Pulp, paper and paper products, in that order.

Survey of Production Forecast*1

Seasonally Adjusted Index, 2010 average=100
February, 2018 March, 2018 April, 2018
Survey in March, 2018 0.9 5.2
Survey in February, 2018 9.0 -2.7
Industries that mainly contributed to a increased in March
1.General-purpose, production and business oriented machinery, 2.Chemicals, 3.Fabricated metals, in that order.
Industries that mainly contributed to a increased in April
1.General-purpose, production and business oriented machinery, 2.Transport equipment, 3.Information and communication electronics 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.
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.
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(published at December 28, 2017)
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Last updated:2018-3-30

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