Japan

GDP q/q
0.3%
CPI y/y
1.5%
Unemployment Rate
2.7%
Trade Balance
¥667.0 B
BoJ Interest Rate Decision
0.8%
Overview Economic Calendar
10-Year JGB Auction
2.540%
CFTC JPY Non-Commercial Net Positions
-61.7 K
GDP Price Index y/y
3.4%
Forecast
3.4%
CPI y/y
1.5%
Forecast
1.4%
CPI excl. Food and Energy y/y
2.4%
Forecast
2.4%
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Core CPI y/y
1.8%
Mar 2026
Monthly
Tokyo CPI y/y
1.5%
Apr 2026
Monthly
Tokyo CPI excl. Food and Energy y/y
1.9%
Apr 2026
Monthly
Tokyo Core CPI y/y
1.5%
Apr 2026
Monthly
CPI s.a. m/m
0.4%
Mar 2026
Monthly
Tokyo CPI s.a. m/m
0.5%
Apr 2026
Monthly
BoJ Corporate Goods Price Index m/m
0.8%
Mar 2026
Monthly
BoJ Corporate Goods Price Index y/y
2.6%
Mar 2026
Monthly
BoJ Corporate Services Price Index y/y
3.1%
Mar 2026
Monthly
BoJ Trimmed Mean Core CPI y/y
2.5%
Mar 2026
Monthly
BoJ Weighted Median Core CPI y/y
1.7%
Mar 2026
Monthly
Economy Watchers Index for Current Conditions
40.8
Forecast
44.4
Economy Watchers Index for Future Conditions
39.4
Forecast
39.7
BoJ Monetary Base y/y
-11.3%
Forecast
-11.1%
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BoJ M2 Money Stock y/y
2.0%
Mar 2026
Monthly
BoJ Interest Rate Decision
0.8%
BoJ M3 Money Stock y/y
1.4%
Mar 2026
Monthly
BoJ L Money Stock y/y
2.8%
Mar 2026
Monthly
International Reserves
$1383.0 B
Apr 2026
Monthly
Unemployment Rate
2.7%
Forecast
2.6%
Labor Cash Earnings y/y
2.4%
Forecast
2.2%
Jobs to Applicants Ratio
1.18
Forecast
1.18
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Overtime Pay y/y
0.9%
Dec 2025
Monthly
Real Wage y/y
-0.1%
Dec 2025
Monthly
GDP q/q
0.3%
Forecast
0.1%
Private Non-Residential Investment q/q
1.3%
Forecast
0.2%
Private Consumption q/q
0.3%
Forecast
0.1%
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Net Exports Contribution to GDP q/q
0.0%
4 Q 2025
Quarterly
Adjusted Trade Balance
¥90.7 B
Forecast
¥-103.7 B
Trade Balance
¥667.0 B
Forecast
¥167.2 B
Imports y/y
10.9%
Forecast
0.7%
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Exports y/y
11.7%
Mar 2026
Monthly
Current Account n.s.a.
¥4681.5 B
Mar 2026
Monthly
Goods Trade Balance
¥830.5 B
Mar 2026
Monthly
Adjusted Current Account
¥3900.6 B
Mar 2026
Monthly
Coincident Index
116.5
Forecast
116.3
Leading Index
114.5
Forecast
112.8
Core Machinery Orders m/m
13.6%
Forecast
-5.0%
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All Industry Activity Index m/m
1.3%
Jul 2020
Monthly
Tertiary Industry Activity Index m/m
-0.4%
Feb 2026
Monthly
Industrial Production m/m
-0.5%
Mar 2026
Monthly
Industrial Production y/y
2.3%
Mar 2026
Monthly
Capacity Utilization Rate
-0.1%
Feb 2026
Monthly
Industrial Production Forecast 1-month Ahead m/m
2.1%
Apr 2026
Monthly
Industrial Production Forecast 2-month Ahead m/m
2.2%
May 2026
Monthly
BoJ Tankan Large All Industry Capex
3.3%
1 Q 2026
Quarterly
BoJ Tankan Large Manufacturing Outlook
14
1 Q 2026
Quarterly
BoJ Tankan Large Manufacturing Index
17
1 Q 2026
Quarterly
BoJ Tankan Large Non-Manufacturing Outlook
29
1 Q 2026
Quarterly
BoJ Tankan Large Non-Manufacturing Index
36
1 Q 2026
Quarterly
BoJ Tankan Small All Industry Capex
-8.1%
1 Q 2026
Quarterly
BoJ Tankan Small Manufacturing Outlook
4
1 Q 2026
Quarterly
BoJ Tankan Small Manufacturing Index
7
1 Q 2026
Quarterly
BoJ Tankan Small Non-Manufacturing Outlook
8
1 Q 2026
Quarterly
BoJ Tankan Small Non-Manufacturing Index
16
1 Q 2026
Quarterly
BSI Large Manufacturing
3.8
1 Q 2026
Quarterly
Capital Spending y/y
6.5%
4 Q 2025
Quarterly
Machine Tool Orders y/y
28.1%
Mar 2026
Monthly
Construction Orders y/y
-14.4%
Mar 2026
Monthly
au Jibun Bank Manufacturing PMI
55.1
Apr 2026
Monthly
au Jibun Bank Services PMI
51.0
Apr 2026
Monthly
au Jibun Bank Composite PMI
52.2
Apr 2026
Monthly
Consumer Confidence Index
37.2
Forecast
34.8
Retail Sales m/m
1.3%
Forecast
1.6%
Large Retailer's Sales y/y
1.1%
Forecast
0.6%
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Household Spending y/y
-2.9%
Mar 2026
Monthly
Household Spending m/m
-1.3%
Mar 2026
Monthly
Housing Starts y/y
-29.3%
Forecast
-30.1%
Annualized Housing Starts
0.736 M
BoJ Bank Lending y/y
5.4%
Forecast
5.0%
Foreign Bond Investment
¥-887.7 B
Foreign Investment in Japan Stocks
¥807.9 B