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Indices of Industrial Production

Preliminary report for July, 2018 (released at 8:50, August 31, 2018)

  • Industrial Production is picking up slowly, but shows signs of decrease in part.
  • Production, Shipments and Inventories decreased, Inventory Ratio increased.
  • According to the Survey of Production Forecast in Manufacturing, Production is expected to increase in August and September.
2010 average=100
Seasonally Adjusted Index Original Index
index Percent change from the previous month(%) index Percent change from the previous year (%)
Production 102.4 -0.1 105.5 2.3
Shipments 99.9 -1.9 101.7 1.3
Inventories 111.2 -0.2 113.5 2.8
Inventory Ratio 117.0 0.4 118.2 4.0

Industrial Production

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.Chemicals (excl. Drugs), 2.Electronic parts and devices, 3.Information and communication electronics equipment, in that order.

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.Chemicals (excl. Drugs), 2.Electronic parts and devices, 3.Petroleum and coal products, in that order.

Inventories

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

Survey of Production Forecast*1

Seasonally Adjusted Index, 2015 average=100
August, 2018 September, 2018
Survey in August, 2018 5.6 0.5
Survey in July, 2018 3.8
Industries that mainly contributed to a increased in August
1.Production machinery, 2.Transport equipment, 3.General-purpose and business oriented machinery, in that order.
Industries that mainly contributed to a increased in September
1.Production machinery, 2.Chemicals, 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.
*2:Indices of Industrial Production Forecast is base change 2015 from 2010.

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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)
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(published at December 28, 2017)
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Last updated:2018-8-31

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