Japan

GDP q/q
N/D
CPI y/y
1.5%
Unemployment Rate
2.5%
Trade Balance
¥-378.7 B
BoJ Interest Rate Decision
1.0%
Overview Economic Calendar
10-Year JGB Auction
2.649%
CFTC JPY Non-Commercial Net Positions
-145.8 K
GDP Price Index y/y
N/D
Forecast
3.5%
CPI y/y
1.5%
Forecast
1.3%
CPI excl. Food and Energy y/y
1.8%
Forecast
1.8%
Last
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Frequency
Core CPI y/y
1.4%
May 2026
Monthly
Tokyo CPI y/y
1.4%
May 2026
Monthly
Tokyo CPI excl. Food and Energy y/y
1.6%
May 2026
Monthly
Tokyo Core CPI y/y
1.3%
May 2026
Monthly
CPI s.a. m/m
0.4%
May 2026
Monthly
Tokyo CPI s.a. m/m
0.2%
May 2026
Monthly
BoJ Corporate Goods Price Index m/m
0.9%
May 2026
Monthly
BoJ Corporate Goods Price Index y/y
6.3%
May 2026
Monthly
BoJ Corporate Services Price Index y/y
3.0%
Apr 2026
Monthly
BoJ Trimmed Mean Core CPI y/y
2.8%
Apr 2026
Monthly
BoJ Weighted Median Core CPI y/y
1.4%
Apr 2026
Monthly
Economy Watchers Index for Current Conditions
N/D
Forecast
44.4
Economy Watchers Index for Future Conditions
N/D
Forecast
39.7
BoJ Monetary Base y/y
-12.2%
Forecast
-12.3%
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BoJ M2 Money Stock y/y
2.5%
May 2026
Monthly
BoJ Interest Rate Decision
1.0%
BoJ M3 Money Stock y/y
1.7%
May 2026
Monthly
BoJ L Money Stock y/y
4.7%
May 2026
Monthly
International Reserves
$1305.9 B
May 2026
Monthly
Unemployment Rate
2.5%
Forecast
2.7%
Labor Cash Earnings y/y
2.4%
Forecast
2.2%
Jobs to Applicants Ratio
N/D
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
N/D
Forecast
0.4%
Private Non-Residential Investment q/q
N/D
Forecast
0.8%
Private Consumption q/q
N/D
Forecast
0.0%
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Net Exports Contribution to GDP q/q
N/D
1 Q 2026
Quarterly
Adjusted Trade Balance
¥-90.4 B
Forecast
¥-183.2 B
Trade Balance
¥-378.7 B
Forecast
¥-154.7 B
Imports y/y
12.5%
Forecast
0.6%
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Exports y/y
17.0%
May 2026
Monthly
Current Account n.s.a.
¥3907.8 B
Apr 2026
Monthly
Goods Trade Balance
¥395.7 B
Apr 2026
Monthly
Adjusted Current Account
¥4211.1 B
Apr 2026
Monthly
Coincident Index
N/D
Forecast
116.5
Leading Index
N/D
Forecast
114.5
Core Machinery Orders m/m
8.7%
Forecast
1.9%
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All Industry Activity Index m/m
1.3%
Jul 2020
Monthly
Tertiary Industry Activity Index m/m
1.3%
Apr 2026
Monthly
Industrial Production m/m
0.5%
Apr 2026
Monthly
Industrial Production y/y
2.0%
Apr 2026
Monthly
Capacity Utilization Rate
-0.8%
Apr 2026
Monthly
Industrial Production Forecast 1-month Ahead m/m
5.1%
May 2026
Monthly
Industrial Production Forecast 2-month Ahead m/m
-0.4%
Jun 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
-1.8
2 Q 2026
Quarterly
Capital Spending y/y
0.0%
1 Q 2026
Quarterly
Machine Tool Orders y/y
N/D
May 2026
Monthly
Construction Orders y/y
-14.4%
Mar 2026
Monthly
au Jibun Bank Manufacturing PMI
54.5
May 2026
Monthly
au Jibun Bank Services PMI
N/D
May 2026
Monthly
au Jibun Bank Composite PMI
51.1
May 2026
Monthly
Consumer Confidence Index
37.2
Forecast
34.8
Retail Sales m/m
1.3%
Forecast
-1.2%
Large Retailer's Sales y/y
2.0%
Forecast
0.8%
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Household Spending y/y
-0.5%
Apr 2026
Monthly
Household Spending m/m
1.6%
Apr 2026
Monthly
Housing Starts y/y
-29.3%
Forecast
-30.1%
Annualized Housing Starts
0.736 M
BoJ Bank Lending y/y
5.7%
Forecast
5.7%
Foreign Bond Investment
¥382.6 B
Foreign Investment in Japan Stocks
¥-785.1 B