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Indices of Industrial Production

Preliminary Report for August 2020 (released at 8:50, September 30, 2020)

  • Industrial Production is picking up.
  • Production, Shipments increased, Inventories, Inventory Ratio decreased.
  • According to the Survey of Production Forecast in Manufacturing, Production is expected to increase in September and October.
2015 average=100
Seasonally Adjusted Index Original Index
index Percent change from the previous month(%) index Percent change from the previous year (%)
Production 88.7 1.7 80.5 -13.3
Shipments 87.6 2.1 80.1 -13.8
Inventories 97.9 -1.4 99.8 -6.0
Inventory Ratio 122.5 -2.5 132.5 12.3

Industrial Production

Industries that mainly contributed to the increased
1.Motor vehicles, 2.Iron, steel and Non-ferrous metals, 3.Electronic parts and devices, in that order.
Industries that mainly contributed to the decreased
1.Production machinery, 2.Electrical machinery, and Information and communication electronics equipment, 3.Pulp, paper and paper products, in that order.

Shipments

Industries that mainly contributed to the increased
1.Motor vehicles, 2.Iron, steel and Non-ferrous metals, 3.Transport equipment (excl. motor vehicles), in that order.
Industries that mainly contributed to the decreased
1.Production machinery, 2.Electrical machinery, and Information and communication electronics equipment, 3.Electronic parts and devices, in that order.

Inventories

Industries that mainly contributed to the decreased
1.Iron, steel and Non-ferrous metals, 2.Inorganic and organic chemicals, 3.Electrical machinery, and Information and communication electronics equipment, in that order.
Industries that mainly contributed to the increased
1.Motor vehicles, 2.Electronic parts and devices, 3.Plastic products.

Indices of Industrial Production Forecast*1

Seasonally Adjusted Index
Percent change from the previous month(%)
September 2020 October 2020
Survey in September 2020 5.7 2.9
Survey in August 2020 1.9
Industries that mainly contributed to the increased in September
1.Transport equipment, 2.Production machinery, 3.Electrical machinery and Information and communication electronics equipment, in that order.
Industries that mainly contributed to the increased in October
1.Electrical machinery and Information and communication electronics equipment, 2.Production machinery, 3.Transport 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 27, 2019)
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Last updated:2020-9-30

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