Japan Capacity Utilization
Indices of production capacity and capacity utilisation (operating ratio) in Japanese manufacturing. 3 series.
| Indicator | 07-2026 | 06-2026 | 05-2026 | 04-2026 | 03-2026 | 02-2026 | 01-2026 | 12-2025 | 11-2025 | 10-2025 | 09-2025 | 08-2025 | 07-2025 | 06-2025 | 05-2025 | 04-2025 | 03-2025 | 02-2025 | 01-2025 | 12-2024 | 11-2024 | 10-2024 | 09-2024 | 08-2024 | 07-2024 | 06-2024 | 05-2024 | 04-2024 | 03-2024 | 02-2024 | 01-2024 | 12-2023 | 11-2023 | 10-2023 | 09-2023 | 08-2023 | 07-2023 | |
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| Index of Production Capacity (2020 base) | 94.7 | 94.7 | 94.5 | 94.9 | 95.1 | 95.1 | 95.2 | 95.2 | 95.4 | 95.6 | 95.7 | 95.5 | 96 | 95.9 | 95.7 | 95.9 | 96.3 | 96.2 | 96.6 | 96.9 | 96.9 | 97.4 | 97.3 | 97.3 | 97.7 | 97.8 | 98 | 98 | 98.2 | 98.4 | 98.5 | 98.5 | 98.6 | 98.6 | 98.5 | 98.3 | 98.4 | |
| Index of Operating Ratio (2020 base) | 114.8 | 110.4 | 95.3 | 103.8 | 110.2 | 100.8 | 99.7 | 104.4 | 100.4 | 111.8 | 106.5 | 89.4 | 108.9 | 104.2 | 97.8 | 103.3 | 105.8 | 99.1 | 98.7 | 102.3 | 104.4 | 109.2 | 103.7 | 89.2 | 109.6 | 100.2 | 99 | 101.1 | 104.9 | 98 | 94.8 | 105.2 | 109.6 | 109 | 109.1 | 98.9 | 109.5 | |
| Seasonally Adjusted Index of Operating Ratio (2020 base) | 107.7 | 107.2 | 103 | 102.9 | 103.7 | 105 | 105.1 | 102.1 | 101.6 | 105.5 | 102.8 | 101.5 | 102.2 | 103.1 | 102.5 | 102.4 | 101.5 | 103.2 | 102.1 | 100.8 | 100.7 | 102.7 | 101.2 | 97.6 | 102.5 | 101 | 104.3 | 100.5 | 100.7 | 98.7 | 100.9 | 107.1 | 106.9 | 106.2 | 106.6 | 106.5 | 106.4 |
Latest reading
Index of Production Capacity (2020 base) stood at 94.7 - in Jul 2026. That is unchanged from Jun 2026 and −1.4% from a year earlier. The series on this page is monthly and runs from Jan 1978 to Jul 2026. Source: Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (e-Stat Statistics Dashboard).
- Latest
- 94.7 -
- Jul 2026
- vs previous period
- 0.0%
- Jun 2026
- vs a year earlier
- −1.4%
About this data
Indices of production capacity and capacity utilisation (operating ratio) in Japanese manufacturing. 3 series. Source: Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, via the e-Stat Statistics Dashboard.
