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Indices of Industrial Production

Preliminary report for April 2019 (released at 8:50, May 31, 2019)

  • Industrial Production fluctuates indecisively.
  • Production, Shipments increased, Inventories remained flat, Inventory Ratio decreased.
  • According to the Survey of Production Forecast in Manufacturing, Production is expected to increase in May and decrease in June.
2015 average=100
Seasonally Adjusted Index Original Index
index Percent change from the previous month(%) index Percent change from the previous year (%)
Production 102.8 0.6 100.6 -1.1
Shipments 102.6 1.7 98.7 -1.5
Inventories 103.8 0.0 101.2 1.2
Inventory Ratio 104.5 -2.5 105.2 1.9

Industrial Production

Industries that mainly contributed to a increased
1.Motor vehicles, 2.Production machinery, 3.Transport equipment (excl. motor vehicles), in that order.
Industries that mainly contributed to a decreased
1.General-purpose and business oriented machinery, 2.Electronic parts and devices, 3.Inorganic and organic chemicals, in that order.

Shipments

Industries that mainly contributed to a increased
1.Motor vehicles, 2.Transport equipment (excl. motor vehicles), 3.Production machinery, in that order.
Industries that mainly contributed to a decreased
1.Electronic parts and devices, 2.General-purpose and business oriented machinery.

Inventories

Industries that mainly contributed to a increased
1.Iron, steel and Non-ferrous metals, 2.Electronic parts and devices, 3.Motor vehicles, in that order.
Industries that mainly contributed to a decreased
1.Petroleum and coal products, 2.General-purpose and business oriented machinery, 3.Fabricated metals, in that order.

Indices of Industrial Production Forecast*1

Seasonally Adjusted Index
Percent change from the previous month(%)
May 2019 June 2019
Survey in May 2019 5.6 -4.2
Survey in April 2019 3.6
Industries that mainly contributed to a increased in May
1.Transport equipment, 2.Production machinery, 3.General-purpose and business oriented machinery, in that order.
Industries that mainly contributed to a decreased in June
1.Transport equipment, 2.General-purpose and business oriented machinery, 3.Electrical machinery, and Information and communication electronics equipment, in that order.

* 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 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.
Release date of Indices of Industrial Production
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(published at December 28, 2018)
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Last updated:2019-5-31

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