Capacity Utilization shows the percentage of the production capacity currently used. This is an indicator of growth of production and demand for manufactured goods: if the used capacity is less than 80%, production is considered reduced.
Japan Capacity Utilization Rate
Last release
14 Apr 2026 04:30 GMT
Actual
-0.1%
Forecast
-0.7%
Previous
2.9%
Next release
19 May 2026 04:30 GMT
Actual
Coming in 21 days
Forecast
-0.4%
Previous
-0.1%
Date (GMT)
Reference
Actual
Forecast
Previous
14 Dec 2022
Oct 2022
2.2%
-2.2%
-0.4%
15 Nov 2022
Sep 2022
-0.4%
-1.9%
1.2%
17 Oct 2022
Aug 2022
1.2%
-0.2%
2.4%
14 Sept 2022
Jul 2022
2.4%
1.1%
9.6%
15 Aug 2022
Jun 2022
9.6%
-0.7%
-9.2%
14 Jul 2022
May 2022
-9.2%
1.5%
0.0%
14 Jun 2022
Apr 2022
0.0%
1.6%
-1.6%
18 May 2022
Mar 2022
-1.6%
-0.1%
1.5%
19 Apr 2022
Feb 2022
1.5%
-3.4%
-3.2%
16 Mar 2022
Jan 2022
-3.2%
-0.3%
-0.4%
15 Feb 2022
Dec 2021
-0.4%
1.6%
8.0%
18 Jan 2022
Nov 2021
8.0%
1.7%
6.2%
14 Dec 2021
Oct 2021
6.2%
0.7%
-7.3%
15 Nov 2021
Sep 2021
-7.3%
0.5%
-3.9%
14 Oct 2021
Aug 2021
-3.9%
-0.2%
-3.4%
14 Sept 2021
Jul 2021
-3.4%
-0.2%
6.2%
16 Aug 2021
Jun 2021
6.2%
-2.1%
-6.8%
14 Jul 2021
May 2021
-6.8%
-2.5%
1.1%
14 Jun 2021
Apr 2021
1.1%
-0.6%
5.6%
19 May 2021
Mar 2021
5.6%
1.3%
-2.8%