Composite Leading Indicator in Japan increased to 100.25 points in March from 100.17 points in February 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 924.00 851.00 Companies Mar 2026
Tankan Large Manufacturers Index 17.00 16.00 points Mar 2026
BSI Large Manufacturing 3.80 4.70 percent Mar 2026
Capacity Utilization MoM 105.10 102.10 points Jan 2026
Car Production 576093.00 590810.00 Units Jan 2026
Car Registrations 265438.00 211362.00 Units Mar 2026
Cement Production 3298.00 3998.00 Thousands of Tonnes Jan 2026
Changes in Inventories -242.40 819.20 JPY Billion Dec 2025
Coincident Index 116.30 117.90 points Feb 2026
Composite Leading Indicator 100.25 100.17 points Mar 2026
Corporate Profits 30027.03 27538.53 JPY Billion Dec 2025
Corruption Index 71.00 71.00 Points Dec 2025
Corruption Rank 18.00 20.00 Dec 2025
Eco Watchers Survey Current 42.20 48.90 points Mar 2026
Eco Watchers Survey Outlook 38.70 50.00 points Mar 2026
Industrial Production YoY 0.30 0.70 percent Feb 2026
Industrial Production MoM -2.10 4.30 percent Feb 2026
Leading Economic Index 112.40 112.10 Points Feb 2026
Machine Tool Orders YoY 193506.00 146784.00 JPY Million Mar 2026
Machinery Orders MoM -5.50 16.10 percent Jan 2026
Manufacturing Production 0.30 0.70 percent Feb 2026
Mining Production -1.70 -6.10 percent Feb 2026
New Orders 1270.29 1204.44 JPY Billion Jan 2026
Capital Spending YoY 6.50 2.90 percent Dec 2025
Reuters Tankan Index 18.00 13.00 points Mar 2026
Tankan Small Manufacturers Index 7.00 6.00 points Mar 2026
Steel Production 6400.00 6800.00 Thousand Tonnes Feb 2026
Tankan Large All Industry Capex 3.30 12.60 percent Mar 2026
Tankan Large Manufacturing Outlook 14.00 15.00 points Mar 2026
Tankan Non-Manufacturing Outlook 29.00 28.00 points Mar 2026
Tertiary Industry Index MoM 106.30 104.50 points Jan 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
100.25 100.17 106.01 94.54 1959 - 2026 points Monthly
Amplitude adjusted, Long-term average = 100