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 105.99 points in March of 1973 and a record low of 94.53 points in January of 1975. source: OECD



Related Last Previous Unit Reference
Bankruptcies 780.00 883.00 Companies May 2026
Tankan Large Manufacturers Index 17.00 16.00 points Mar 2026
BSI Large Manufacturing -1.80 3.80 percent Jun 2026
Capacity Utilization MoM 102.90 103.70 points Apr 2026
Car Production 675899.00 633712.00 Units Mar 2026
Car Registrations 187486.00 223369.00 Units May 2026
Cement Production 3447.00 3770.00 Thousands of Tonnes Apr 2026
Changes in Inventories -1847.00 -1482.20 JPY Billion Mar 2026
Coincident Index 117.90 116.80 points Apr 2026
Composite Leading Indicator 100.27 100.25 points May 2026
Corporate Profits 32627.09 30027.03 JPY Billion Mar 2026
Corruption Index 71.00 71.00 Points Dec 2025
Corruption Rank 18.00 20.00 Dec 2025
Eco Watchers Survey Current 43.60 40.80 points May 2026
Eco Watchers Survey Outlook 40.70 39.40 points May 2026
Industrial Production YoY 2.00 2.40 percent Apr 2026
Industrial Production MoM 0.50 -0.40 percent Apr 2026
Leading Economic Index 115.90 115.40 Points Apr 2026
Machine Tool Orders YoY 176833.00 188971.00 JPY Million May 2026
Machinery Orders MoM -9.40 13.60 percent Mar 2026
Manufacturing Production 2.30 2.50 percent Apr 2026
Mining Production -8.70 -4.20 percent Apr 2026
New Orders 1177.64 1254.29 JPY Billion Mar 2026
Capital Spending YoY 0.00 6.50 percent Mar 2026
Reuters Tankan Index 8.00 7.00 points May 2026
Tankan Small Manufacturers Index 7.00 6.00 points Mar 2026
Steel Production 6600.00 6900.00 Thousand Tonnes Apr 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 106.70 105.30 points Apr 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
100.27 100.25 105.99 94.53 1959 - 2026 points Monthly
Amplitude adjusted, Long-term average = 100