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
15 Aug 2019
Jun 2019
-2.6%
-0.2%
1.7%
12 Jul 2019
May 2019
1.7%
0.2%
1.6%
14 Jun 2019
Apr 2019
1.6%
0.2%
-0.4%
20 May 2019
Mar 2019
-0.4%
0.3%
1.0%
17 Apr 2019
Feb 2019
1.0%
-0.4%
-4.7%
18 Mar 2019
Jan 2019
-4.7%
-0.3%
-1.9%
15 Feb 2019
Dec 2018
-1.9%
0.3%
1.0%
18 Jan 2019
Nov 2018
1.0%
0.4%
4.0%
14 Dec 2018
Oct 2018
4.0%
-0.1%
-1.5%
14 Nov 2018
Sep 2018
-1.5%
-0.1%
2.2%
15 Oct 2018
Aug 2018
2.2%
0.1%
-0.6%
14 Sept 2018
Jul 2018
-0.6%
0.0%
-2.2%
14 Aug 2018
Jun 2018
-2.2%
0.0%
-2.1%
13 Jul 2018
May 2018
-2.1%
-1.2%
1.8%
14 Jun 2018
Apr 2018
1.8%
0.3%
0.5%
16 May 2018
Mar 2018
0.5%
1.0%
1.3%
17 Apr 2018
Feb 2018
1.3%
-0.3%
-7.3%
16 Mar 2018
Jan 2018
-7.3%
-0.1%
2.8%
15 Feb 2018
Dec 2017
2.8%
-0.3%
0.0%
18 Jan 2018
Nov 2017
0.0%
0.1%
0.2%