Japan Core Machinery Orders
Machinery orders received by major manufacturers, including core private-sector orders excluding ships and electric power — a leading indicator of capital spending. 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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| Machinery orders (Private-sector Exc. Volatile orders) | 954,467 | 1,150,451 | 796,838 | 1,084,489 | 1,627,247 | 970,541 | 786,470 | 1,115,536 | 762,659 | 900,389 | 1,101,748 | 729,208 | 858,625 | 984,325 | 812,288 | 938,482 | 1,536,900 | 778,169 | 691,740 | 955,330 | 814,546 | 800,014 | 987,230 | 717,915 | 818,346 | 914,657 | 778,276 | 880,279 | 1,417,457 | 766,466 | 662,556 | 915,641 | 738,381 | 757,440 | 1,036,930 | 742,924 | 752,680 | |
| Seasonally Adjusted Machinery orders (Private-sector Exc. Volatile orders) | 1,016,877 | 1,055,762 | 961,974 | 1,098,510 | 1,010,891 | 1,115,866 | 982,428 | 1,039,969 | 895,644 | 985,966 | 931,809 | 903,152 | 906,405 | 936,049 | 915,255 | 917,406 | 989,435 | 895,046 | 867,462 | 885,127 | 903,132 | 870,727 | 863,102 | 871,779 | 876,135 | 874,429 | 860,164 | 875,581 | 895,485 | 881,183 | 835,842 | 836,261 | 825,108 | 853,669 | 864,025 | 857,349 | 847,757 | |
| (Changes from same month of previous year (%)) Machinery orders (Private-sector Exc. Volatile orders) | 11.2 | 16.9 | -1.9 | 15.6 | 5.9 | 24.7 | 13.7 | 16.8 | -6.4 | 12.5 | 11.6 | 1.6 | 4.9 | 7.6 | 4.4 | 6.6 | 8.4 | 1.5 | 4.4 | 4.3 | 10.3 | 5.6 | -4.8 | -3.4 | 8.7 | -1.7 | 10.8 | 0.7 | 2.7 | -1.8 | -10.9 | -0.7 | -5 | -2.2 | -2.2 | -7.7 | -13 |
Latest reading
The latest reading is 954,467 million yen, for Jul 2026. That is −17.0% from Jun 2026 and +11.2% from a year earlier. The series on this page is monthly and runs from Apr 2005 to Jul 2026. Source: Economic and Social Research Institute, Cabinet Office (e-Stat Statistics Dashboard).
- Latest
- 954,467 million yen
- Jul 2026
- vs previous period
- −17.0%
- Jun 2026
- vs a year earlier
- +11.2%
About this data
Machinery orders received by major manufacturers, including core private-sector orders excluding ships and electric power — a leading indicator of capital spending. 3 series. Source: Economic and Social Research Institute, Cabinet Office, via the e-Stat Statistics Dashboard.
