Japan Manufacturing PMI

The Nikkei Japan Manufacturing PMI was unchanged at 48.9 in March 2019, below market expectations of 49.2. The figure was still the lowest print in 33 months and pointed to the worse contraction in the sector for two-and-a-half years, as output, new orders, exports and backlogs of work decreased at a sharper pace, while both employment growth and business optimism picked up. On the price front, both input and output prices increased at faster clips. Manufacturing PMI in Japan is reported by Markit Economics.

Manufacturing PMI in Japan is expected to be 52.00 by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. Looking forward, we estimate Manufacturing PMI in Japan to stand at 51.40 in 12 months time. In the long-term, the Japan Manufacturing PMI is projected to trend around 50.20 in 2020, according to our econometric models.

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Japan Business	Last	Previous	Highest	Lowest	Unit
Business Confidence	19.00	19.00	53.00	-58.00	Index Points	[+]
Manufacturing PMI	48.90	48.90	56.20	29.60		[+]
Services Pmi	52.30	51.60	55.30	46.40	Index Points	[+]
Industrial Production	0.30	-1.90	30.00	-37.20	percent	[+]
Industrial Production Mom	-3.40	-0.10	6.80	-16.50	percent	[+]
Manufacturing Production	0.30	-1.90	29.30	-37.20	percent	[+]
Capacity Utilization	99.40	104.30	136.10	68.60	Index Points	[+]
New Orders	1060.92	962.56	1624.17	693.64	JPY Billion	[+]
Machinery Orders	-5.40	-0.30	25.50	-17.00	percent	[+]
Changes in Inventories	1599.80	1520.70	7636.60	-6554.30	JPY Billion	[+]
Bankruptcies	589.00	666.00	1965.00	6.00	Companies	[+]
Corporate Profits	19476.32	18284.72	26401.12	43.24	JPY Billion	[+]
Coincident Index	97.90	100.60	107.00	69.30		[+]
Economy Watchers Survey	47.50	45.60	57.50	18.90		[+]
Car Production	682426.00	763078.00	961994.00	249772.00	Units	[+]
Car Registrations	261007.00	217762.00	585449.00	83044.00		[+]
Leading Economic Index	95.90	97.50	107.90	72.40	Index Points	[+]
Small Business Sentiment	14.00	14.00	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	5.70	4.50	12.80	-25.33	percent	[+]
Mining Production	-4.60	-6.40	16.20	-16.10	percent	[+]
Cement Production	4438.00	5425.00	9368.00	4218.00	Thousands of Tonnes	[+]
Competitiveness Index	82.47	81.59	82.47	5.36	Points	[+]
Competitiveness Rank	5.00	8.00	10.00	5.00		[+]
Composite Pmi	50.70	50.90	54.10	46.30		[+]
Corruption Index	73.00	73.00	80.00	58.00	Points	[+]
Corruption Rank	18.00	20.00	25.00	14.00		[+]
Ease of Doing Business	39.00	34.00	39.00	13.00		[+]
Non Manufacturing Pmi	24.00	22.00	57.00	-41.00		[+]
Steel Production	8141.17	8466.84	10775.00	1177.00	Thousand Tonnes	[+]

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 March of 2019.

	Actual	Previous	Highest	Lowest	Dates	Unit	Frequency
	48.90	48.90	56.20	29.60	2008 - 2019		Monthly	SA

Country	Last		Previous	Range
Australia	54.00	Feb/19	52.5	62.5 : 29.47
Brazil	53.40	Feb/19	52.7	53.5 : 41.6
Canada	52.60	Feb/19	53	57.1 : 47.5
China	49.90	Feb/19	48.3	52.3 : 47.2
Euro Area	47.60	Mar/19	49.3	60.6 : 33.5
France	49.80	Mar/19	51.5	58.8 : 42.7
Germany	44.70	Mar/19	47.6	63.3 : 32
India	54.30	Feb/19	53.9	55 : 47.9
Indonesia	50.10	Feb/19	49.9	58.5 : 46.4
Italy	47.70	Feb/19	47.8	59 : 47.7
Japan	48.90	Mar/19	48.9	56.2 : 29.6
Mexico	52.60	Feb/19	50.9	57.1 : 49.2
Netherlands	52.70	Feb/19	55.1	63.4 : 48
Russia	50.10	Feb/19	50.9	54.7 : 47.6
Saudi Arabia	56.60	Feb/19	56.2	61.8 : 51.4
Singapore	50.40	Feb/19	50.7	53.1 : 48.3
South Africa	46.20	Feb/19	49.9	60.87 : 35.09
South Korea	47.20	Feb/19	48.3	52.6 : 45.7
Spain	49.90	Feb/19	52.4	56.1 : 41.1
Switzerland	55.40	Feb/19	54.3	66.9 : 32.8
Turkey	46.40	Feb/19	44.2	55.7 : 42.7
United Kingdom	52.00	Feb/19	52.6	61.5 : 34.4
United States	52.50	Mar/19	53	57.9 : 50.7