Japan Composite PMI Revised Slightly Higher
2025-09-03 00:39
By
Farida Husna
1 min. read
The S&P Global Japan Composite PMI stood at 52.0 in August 2025, slightly above the flash estimate of 51.9 and up from 51.6 in the previous month, signaling the fifth consecutive month of private sector growth and the strongest pace since February.
The expansion was driven by robust services activity, offsetting a marginal decline in factory output.
Total new business rose at the fastest rate in six months, though growth remained modest, while a broad-based fall in external demand led to a sharp drop in new export orders.
Employment continued to edge higher, but only slightly.
On prices, input costs climbed markedly, yet overall inflation slowed to the second-weakest in 18 months.
Meanwhile, output price inflation eased further, reaching an 11-month low.