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Indices of Industrial Production

Preliminary Report for March 2022 (released at 8:50, April 28, 2022)

  • Industrial Production shows signs of an upward movement.
  • Production, Shipments increased, Inventories, Inventory Ratio decreased.
  • According to the Survey of Production Forecast in Manufacturing, Production is expected to increase in April, decrease in May.
2015 average=100
Seasonally Adjusted Index Original Index
index Percent change from the previous month(%) index Percent change from the previous year (%)
Production 96.5 0.3 107.1 -1.7
Shipments 93.2 0.5 105.9 -2.5
Inventories 100.7 -0.6 97.5 6.6
Inventory Ratio 118.4 -0.3 103.1 9.6

* Annual data revision was implemented since 2021 January in the Revised Report for February 2022.

Industrial Production

Industries that mainly contributed to the increased
1.Production machinery, 2.Chemicals (excl. Inorganic, organic chemicals, and medicine), 3.Transport equipment (excl. motor vehicles), in that order.
Industries that mainly contributed to the decreased
1.Motor vehicles, 2.Inorganic and organic chemicals, 3.Ceramics, stone and clay products, in that order.

Shipments

Industries that mainly contributed to the increased
1.Production machinery, 2.Transport equipment (excl. motor vehicles), 3.Chemicals (excl. Inorganic, organic chemicals, and medicine), in that order.
Industries that mainly contributed to the decreased
1.Motor vehicles, 2.Inorganic and organic chemicals, 3.Other manufacturing, in that order.

Inventories

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

Indices of Industrial Production Forecast*1

Seasonally Adjusted Index
Percent change from the previous month(%)
April 2022 May 2022
Survey in April 2022 5.8 -0.8
Survey in March 2022 8.1
Industries that mainly contributed to the increased in April
1.Production machinery, 2.Electrical machinery, and Information and communication electronics equipment, 3.Transport equipment, in that order.
Industries that mainly contributed to the decreased in May
1.Production machinery, 2.Electronic parts and devices.

* 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.

* Annual data revision was implemented since 2020 December(Next Month) in the Report for April 2022.

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 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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(updated at December 28, 2021)
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Last updated:2022-4-28

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