Composite Leading Indicator in Japan increased to 100.35 points in September from 100.32 points in August of 2026. Composite Leading Indicator in Japan averaged 100.00 points from 1959 until 2026, reaching an all time high of 106.01 points in March of 1973 and a record low of 94.54 points in January of 1975. source: OECD



Related Last Previous Unit Reference
Bankruptcies 831.00 830.00 Companies Sep 2026
Tankan Large Manufacturers Index 24.00 22.00 points Sep 2026
BSI Large Manufacturing 7.60 -1.80 percent Sep 2026
Capacity Utilization MoM 103.20 107.70 points Aug 2026
Car Production 686871.00 666380.00 Units Jul 2026
Car Registrations 236293.00 172839.00 Units Sep 2026
Cement Production 3366.00 3806.00 Thousands of Tonnes Aug 2026
Changes in Inventories -2408.50 -1742.10 JPY Billion Jun 2026
Coincident Index 118.70 120.60 points Aug 2026
Composite Leading Indicator 100.35 100.32 points Sep 2026
Corporate Profits 44666.75 32627.09 JPY Billion Jun 2026
Corruption Index 71.00 71.00 Points Dec 2025
Corruption Rank 18.00 20.00 Dec 2025
Eco Watchers Survey Current 47.00 46.40 points Sep 2026
Eco Watchers Survey Outlook 47.40 48.30 points Sep 2026
Industrial Production YoY 2.70 3.90 percent Aug 2026
Industrial Production MoM -2.40 -0.20 percent Aug 2026
Leading Economic Index 118.00 117.60 Points Aug 2026
Machine Tool Orders YoY 223209.00 197867.00 JPY Million Sep 2026
Machinery Orders MoM 5.20 -3.70 percent Aug 2026
Manufacturing Production 3.40 4.00 percent Aug 2026
Mining Production -5.20 -2.60 percent Aug 2026
New Orders 1208.76 1279.73 JPY Billion Aug 2026
Capital Spending YoY 1.60 0.00 percent Jun 2026
Reuters Tankan Index 22.00 21.00 points Oct 2026
Tankan Small Manufacturers Index 14.00 9.00 points Sep 2026
Steel Production 6700.00 6900.00 Thousand Tonnes Aug 2026
Tankan Large All Industry Capex 11.30 11.50 percent Sep 2026
Tankan Large Manufacturing Outlook 21.00 17.00 points Sep 2026
Tankan Non-Manufacturing Outlook 30.00 28.00 points Sep 2026
Tertiary Industry Index MoM 106.80 106.90 points Aug 2026


Japan Composite Leading Indicator
The composite leading indicator (CLI) is designed to provide early signals of turning points in business cycles showing fluctuation of the economic activity around its long term potential level. CLIs show short-term economic movements in qualitative rather than quantitative terms.
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
100.35 100.32 106.01 94.54 1959 - 2026 points Monthly
Amplitude adjusted, Long-term average = 100