Key Economic Indicators in Japan — Data & Analysis | MetaTrader

GDP q/q

0.4%

CPI y/y

2.0%

Unemployment Rate

2.4%

Trade Balance

¥-1105.6 B

BoJ Interest Rate Decision

1.3%

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1.8%

Aug 2026

1.8%

Monthly

N/D

Aug 2026

2.0%

Monthly

Tokyo CPI excl. Food and Energy y/y

N/D

Aug 2026

2.0%

Monthly

Tokyo Core CPI y/y

N/D

Aug 2026

1.9%

Monthly

0.1%

Aug 2026

0.4%

Monthly

Tokyo CPI s.a. m/m

N/D

Aug 2026

0.4%

Monthly

BoJ Corporate Goods Price Index m/m

-0.2%

Aug 2026

0.4%

Monthly

BoJ Corporate Goods Price Index y/y

7.6%

Aug 2026

7.7%

Monthly

BoJ Corporate Services Price Index y/y

3.6%

Jul 2026

3.4%

Monthly

BoJ Trimmed Mean Core CPI y/y

2.3%

Jul 2026

2.6%

Monthly

BoJ Weighted Median Core CPI y/y

N/D

Jul 2026

1.5%

Monthly

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BoJ M2 Money Stock y/y

2.0%

Aug 2026

2.1%

Monthly

BoJ Interest Rate Decision

1.3%

1.0%

BoJ M3 Money Stock y/y

1.2%

Aug 2026

1.3%

Monthly

BoJ L Money Stock y/y

4.4%

Aug 2026

4.5%

Monthly

International Reserves

$1207.5 B

Aug 2026

$1287.1 B

Monthly

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Overtime Pay y/y

3.1%

Jul 2026

3.4%

Monthly

2.4%

Jul 2026

2.2%

Monthly

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Net Exports Contribution to GDP q/q

0.5%

2 Q 2026

0.5%

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19.3%

Aug 2026

23.2%

Monthly

Current Account n.s.a.

¥2988.9 B

Jul 2026

¥-92.3 B

Monthly

Goods Trade Balance

¥-399.9 B

Jul 2026

¥-135.2 B

Monthly

Adjusted Current Account

¥2523.1 B

Jul 2026

¥1396.9 B

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All Industry Activity Index m/m

1.3%

Jul 2020

6.8%

Monthly

Tertiary Industry Activity Index m/m

N/D

Jul 2026

-0.2%

Monthly

Industrial Production m/m

N/D

Jul 2026

0.1%

Monthly

Industrial Production y/y

N/D

Jul 2026

4.1%

Monthly

Capacity Utilization Rate

N/D

Jul 2026

4.1%

Monthly

Industrial Production Forecast 1-month Ahead m/m

6.4%

Aug 2026

1.2%

Monthly

Industrial Production Forecast 2-month Ahead m/m

-4.2%

Sep 2026

4.5%

Monthly

BoJ Tankan Large All Industry Capex

11.5%

2 Q 2026

3.3%

Quarterly

BoJ Tankan Large Manufacturing Outlook

17

2 Q 2026

14

Quarterly

BoJ Tankan Large Manufacturing Index

22

2 Q 2026

17

Quarterly

BoJ Tankan Large Non-Manufacturing Outlook

28

2 Q 2026

29

Quarterly

BoJ Tankan Large Non-Manufacturing Index

37

2 Q 2026

36

Quarterly

BoJ Tankan Small All Industry Capex

-8.3%

2 Q 2026

-8.1%

Quarterly

BoJ Tankan Small Manufacturing Outlook

2

2 Q 2026

4

Quarterly

BoJ Tankan Small Manufacturing Index

9

2 Q 2026

7

Quarterly

BoJ Tankan Small Non-Manufacturing Outlook

8

2 Q 2026

8

Quarterly

BoJ Tankan Small Non-Manufacturing Index

15

2 Q 2026

16

Quarterly

BSI Large Manufacturing

7.6

3 Q 2026

-1.8

Quarterly

Capital Spending y/y

1.6%

2 Q 2026

0.0%

Quarterly

Machine Tool Orders y/y

N/D

Aug 2026

Monthly

Construction Orders y/y

-14.4%

Mar 2026

42.7%

Monthly

au Jibun Bank Manufacturing PMI

55.1

Aug 2026

54.5

Monthly

au Jibun Bank Services PMI

52.5

Aug 2026

51.2

Monthly

au Jibun Bank Composite PMI

53.5

Aug 2026

52.7

Monthly

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Household Spending y/y

-3.6%

Jul 2026

-3.3%

Monthly

Household Spending m/m

0.5%

Jul 2026

-6.3%

Monthly