Japan Manufacturing PMI

The Nikkei Japan Manufacturing PMI came in at 49.5 in April 2019, slightly above 49.2 in the previous month, the preliminary estimate showed. The headline stayed in contraction zone for the third straight month, as both output and new orders decreased at slower rates, still affected by both domestic and foreign demand. In contrast, employment expanded and gained steam. Meantime, on the price front, inputs increased at a faster clip and outputs climbed at a softer pace. Future expectations remained positive and optimism grew stronger. Manufacturing PMI in Japan is reported by Markit Economics.

Manufacturing PMI in Japan is expected to be 50.00 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 50.00 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	12.00	19.00	53.00	-58.00	Index Points	[+]
Manufacturing PMI	49.50	49.20	56.20	29.60		[+]
Services Pmi	52.00	52.30	55.30	46.40	Index Points	[+]
Industrial Production	-1.10	0.70	30.00	-37.20	percent	[+]
Industrial Production Mom	0.70	-2.50	6.80	-16.50	percent	[+]
Manufacturing Production	-1.10	0.70	29.30	-37.20	percent	[+]
Capacity Utilization	101.00	100.00	136.10	68.60	Index Points	[+]
New Orders	983.99	1060.92	1624.17	693.64	JPY Billion	[+]
Machinery Orders	1.80	-5.40	25.50	-17.00	percent	[+]
Changes in Inventories	1599.80	1520.70	7636.60	-6554.30	JPY Billion	[+]
Bankruptcies	662.00	589.00	1965.00	6.00	Companies	[+]
Corporate Profits	19476.32	18284.72	26401.12	43.24	JPY Billion	[+]
Coincident Index	98.80	98.10	107.00	69.30		[+]
Economy Watchers Survey	44.80	47.50	57.50	18.90		[+]
Car Production	677024.00	682426.00	961994.00	249772.00	Units	[+]
Car Registrations	357254.00	261007.00	585449.00	83044.00		[+]
Leading Economic Index	97.40	96.50	107.90	72.40	Index Points	[+]
Small Business Sentiment	6.00	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	-1.40	-4.60	16.20	-16.10	percent	[+]
Cement Production	4796.00	4438.00	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	50.40	50.70	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	21.00	24.00	57.00	-41.00		[+]
Steel Production	7743.38	8141.17	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 April of 2019.

	Actual	Previous	Highest	Lowest	Dates	Unit	Frequency
	49.50	49.20	56.20	29.60	2008 - 2019		Monthly	SA

Country	Last		Previous	Range
Australia	51.00	Mar/19	54	62.5 : 29.47
Brazil	52.80	Mar/19	53.4	53.5 : 41.6
Canada	50.50	Mar/19	52.6	57.1 : 47.5
China	50.80	Mar/19	49.9	52.3 : 47.2
Euro Area	47.80	Apr/19	47.5	60.6 : 33.5
France	49.60	Apr/19	49.7	58.8 : 42.7
Germany	44.50	Apr/19	44.1	63.3 : 32
India	52.60	Mar/19	54.3	55 : 47.9
Indonesia	51.20	Mar/19	50.1	58.5 : 46.4
Italy	47.40	Mar/19	47.7	59 : 47.4
Japan	49.50	Apr/19	49.2	56.2 : 29.6
Mexico	49.80	Mar/19	52.6	57.1 : 49.2
Netherlands	52.50	Mar/19	52.7	63.4 : 48
Russia	52.80	Mar/19	50.1	54.7 : 47.6
Saudi Arabia	56.80	Mar/19	56.6	61.8 : 51.4
Singapore	50.80	Mar/19	50.4	53.1 : 48.3
South Africa	45.00	Mar/19	46.2	60.87 : 35.09
South Korea	48.80	Mar/19	47.2	52.6 : 45.7
Spain	50.90	Mar/19	49.9	56.1 : 41.1
Switzerland	50.30	Mar/19	55.4	66.9 : 32.8
Turkey	47.20	Mar/19	46.4	55.7 : 42.7
United Kingdom	55.10	Mar/19	52.1	61.5 : 34.4
United States	52.40	Apr/19	52.4	57.9 : 50.7