Industrial production in Japan declined by 1.5 percent month-over-month in April 2022, compared with the flash figure of a 1.3 percent fall and after a final 0.3 percent gain a month earlier. This was the first drop in industrial output since January, amid the impact of COVID-19 pandemic. Industries that mainly contributed to the decrease were electronic parts and devices (-6.6 percent vs 2.0 percent in March), production machinery (-2.7 percent vs 3.9 percent), and motor vehicles (-0.7 percent vs -6.0 percent). On a yearly basis, industrial output fell 4.9 percent in April, after a 1.7 percent decline in March. source: Ministry of Economy Trade & Industry (METI)

Industrial Production Mom in Japan averaged 0.38 percent from 1953 until 2022, reaching an all time high of 7.20 percent in June of 2021 and a record low of -16.50 percent in March of 2011. This page provides the latest reported value for - Japan Industrial Production MoM - plus previous releases, historical high and low, short-term forecast and long-term prediction, economic calendar, survey consensus and news. Japan Industrial Production MoM - data, historical chart, forecasts and calendar of releases - was last updated on June of 2022.

Industrial Production Mom in Japan is expected to be 2.00 percent by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the Japan Industrial Production MoM is projected to trend around 3.00 percent in 2023 and 0.10 percent in 2024, according to our econometric models.

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Japan Industrial Production MoM



Calendar GMT Actual Previous Consensus TEForecast
2022-05-30 11:50 PM Industrial Production MoM Prel Apr -1.3% 0.3% -0.2% -0.1%
2022-06-14 04:30 AM Industrial Production MoM Final Apr -1.5% 0.3% -1.3% -1.3%
2022-06-29 11:50 PM Industrial Production MoM Prel May -1.3% -0.3% -0.5%


Related Last Previous Unit Reference
Industrial Production Mom -1.50 0.30 percent Apr 2022
Industrial Production -4.90 -1.70 percent Apr 2022
Manufacturing Production -4.77 -1.56 percent Apr 2022
Capacity Utilization 92.70 92.70 points Apr 2022
Tertiary Industry Index 98.50 97.80 points Apr 2022
Mining Production -6.60 -4.93 percent Apr 2022
All Industry Activity Index 95.10 93.90 points Jul 2020

Japan Industrial Production MoM
In Japan, industrial production measures the output of businesses integrated in industrial sector of the economy such as manufacturing, mining, and utilities.
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
-1.50 0.30 7.20 -16.50 1953 - 2022 percent Monthly
2015=100, SA

News Stream
Japan Industrial Output Falls More than Initially Anticipated
Industrial production in Japan declined by 1.5 percent month-over-month in April 2022, compared with the flash figure of a 1.3 percent fall and after a final 0.3 percent gain a month earlier. This was the first drop in industrial output since January, amid the impact of COVID-19 pandemic. Industries that mainly contributed to the decrease were electronic parts and devices (-6.6 percent vs 2.0 percent in March), production machinery (-2.7 percent vs 3.9 percent), and motor vehicles (-0.7 percent vs -6.0 percent). On a yearly basis, industrial output fell 4.9 percent in April, after a 1.7 percent decline in March.
2022-06-14
Japan Industrial Output Drops More than Expected
Industrial production in Japan declined by 1.3 percent month-over-month in April 2022, compared with market estimates of a 0.2 percent shifting from a 0.3 percent gain a month earlier, flash data showed. This was the first drop in industrial output since January, amid the impact of COVID-19 pandemic. Industries that mainly contributed to the decrease were electronic parts and devices (-6.6 percent vs 2 percent in March), production machinery (-2.7 percent vs 3.9 percent), and motor vehicles (-0.6 percent vs 6 percent). On a yearly basis, industrial output fell 4.8 percent in April, after a 1.7 percent decline in March.
2022-05-31
Japan Industrial Output Growth Slows in March
Industrial production in Japan rose by 0.3 percent month-over-month in March 2022, matching the flash figure and moderating from a 2.9 percent increase a month earlier. Still, this was the second straight month of increase in industrial output, mainly contributed by production machinery (3.9 percent vs -0.6 percent in February), transport equipment, excluding motor vehicles (8.5 percent vs 8.1 percent), and chemicals, excluding inorganic, organic chemicals, and medicine (3.3 percent vs -6.8 percent). On an annual basis, industrial output declined 1.7 percent in March, shifting from a 0.5 percent gain in March.
2022-05-18