Japan Manufacturing PMI 2008-2018 | Data | Chart | Calendar | Forecast

The Nikkei Japan Manufacturing PMI rose to a three-month high of 52.9 in September of 2018 from a final 52.5 in a month earlier and compared to market estimates of 53.1, flash figure showed. New orders increased at a faster pace and new export orders went up for the first time since May. In addition, backlogs of work rose faster while employment and output slowed. On the price front, input prices increased further while output price inflation eased. Meanwhile, business sentiment dipped to the lowest in 22 months, as firms remain uncertain on how global trade tensions could impact the Japanese economy. Manufacturing PMI in Japan is reported by Markit Economics.

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Japan Business	Last	Previous	Highest	Lowest	Unit
Business Confidence	21.00	24.00	53.00	-58.00	Index Points	[+]
Manufacturing PMI	52.90	52.50	56.20	29.60		[+]
Services Pmi	51.50	51.30	55.30	46.40	Index Points	[+]
Industrial Production	2.20	-0.90	30.00	-37.18	percent	[+]
Industrial Production Mom	-0.20	-1.80	6.80	-16.50	percent	[+]
Manufacturing Production	2.40	-0.90	29.33	-37.18	percent	[+]
Capacity Utilization	99.20	99.80	137.50	69.30	Index Points	[+]
New Orders	1138.84	985.28	1624.17	693.64	JPY Billion	[+]
Machinery Orders	11.00	-8.80	25.50	-15.80	percent	[+]
Changes in Inventories	443.30	384.40	7649.80	-6558.50	JPY Billion	[+]
Bankruptcies	694.00	702.00	1965.00	6.00	Companies	[+]
Corporate Profits	26401.12	20165.23	26401.12	43.24	JPY Billion	[+]
Coincident Index	116.30	116.90	120.60	78.00		[+]
Economy Watchers Survey	48.10	47.50	57.90	15.90		[+]
Car Production	702993.00	618109.00	961994.00	249772.00	Units	[+]
Car Registrations	200355.00	245068.00	585449.00	83044.00		[+]
Leading Economic Index	103.50	104.60	112.70	75.00	Index Points	[+]
Small Business Sentiment	14.00	15.00	46.00	-60.00		[+]
Internet Speed	20171.96	19574.52	20171.96	6541.92	KBps	[+]
IP Addresses	43689566.00	43995715.00	44977757.00	23570249.00	IP	[+]
Private Investment	12.80	3.40	12.80	-25.33	percent	[+]
Mining Production	-10.10	-5.80	18.70	-16.10	percent	[+]
Cement Production	5196.00	4832.00	9368.00	4218.00	Thousands of Tonnes	[+]
Competitiveness Index	5.49	5.48	5.50	5.36	Points	[+]
Competitiveness Rank	9.00	8.00	10.00	5.00		[+]
Composite Pmi	52.00	51.80	54.10	46.30		[+]
Corruption Index	73.00	72.00	80.00	58.00	Points	[+]
Corruption Rank	20.00	20.00	25.00	14.00		[+]
Ease of Doing Business	34.00	34.00	34.00	13.00		[+]
Non Manufacturing Pmi	24.00	23.00	57.00	-41.00		[+]
Steel Production	8419.67	8759.78	10775.00	1177.00	Thousand Tonnes	[+]

Japan Manufacturing PMI

The Nikkei Japan Manufacturing Purchasing Managers’ Index measures the performance of the manufacturing sector and is derived from a survey of 400 industrial companies. The Manufacturing Purchasing Managers Index is based on five individual indexes with the following weights: New Orders (30 percent), Output (25 percent), Employment (20 percent), Suppliers’ Delivery Times (15 percent) and Stock of Items Purchased (10 percent), with the Delivery Times index inverted so that it moves in a comparable direction. A reading above 50 indicates an expansion of the manufacturing sector compared to the previous month; below 50 represents a contraction; while 50 indicates no change. This page provides the latest reported value for - Japan Manufacturing PMI - plus previous releases, historical high and low, short-term forecast and long-term prediction, economic calendar, survey consensus and news. Japan Manufacturing PMI - actual data, historical chart and calendar of releases - was last updated on September of 2018.

	Actual	Previous	Highest	Lowest	Dates	Unit	Frequency
	52.90	52.50	56.20	29.60	2008 - 2018		Monthly	SA

manufacturing pmi by Country

Country	Last		Previous	Highest	Lowest
Australia	56.70	Aug/18	52	63.1	30.86	Monthly
Brazil	51.10	Aug/18	50.5	53.5	41.6	Monthly
Canada	56.80	Aug/18	56.9	57.1	47.5	Monthly
China	50.60	Aug/18	50.8	52.3	47.2	Monthly
Euro Area	53.30	Sep/18	54.6	60.6	33.5	Monthly
France	52.50	Sep/18	53.5	58.8	42.7	Monthly
Germany	53.70	Sep/18	55.9	63.3	32	Monthly
India	51.70	Aug/18	52.3	55	47.9	Monthly
Indonesia	51.90	Aug/18	50.5	58.5	46.4	Monthly
Italy	50.10	Aug/18	51.5	59	48	Monthly
Japan	52.90	Sep/18	52.5	56.2	29.6	Monthly
Mexico	50.70	Aug/18	52.1	57.1	49.2	Monthly
Netherlands	59.10	Aug/18	58	63.4	48	Monthly
Russia	48.90	Aug/18	48.1	54.7	47.6	Monthly
Saudi Arabia	55.10	Aug/18	54.9	61.8	51.4	Monthly
Singapore	52.60	Aug/18	52.3	53.1	48.3	Monthly
South Africa	43.40	Aug/18	51.5	64.2	34.2	Monthly
South Korea	49.90	Aug/18	48.3	52.6	45.7	Monthly
Spain	53.00	Aug/18	52.9	56.1	41.1	Monthly
Switzerland	64.80	Aug/18	61.9	66.9	32.9	Monthly
Turkey	46.40	Aug/18	49	55.7	46.4	Monthly
United Kingdom	52.80	Aug/18	53.8	61.5	34.4	Monthly
United States	54.70	Aug/18	55.3	57.9	50.7	Monthly