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Machinery Orders in March, 2024
The total value of machinery orders received by 280 manufacturers operating in Japan increased by 12.1% in March from the previous month on a seasonally adjusted basis. In January-March period it increased by 6.3% compared with the previous quarter. Private-sector machinery orders, excluding volatile ones for ships and those from electric power companies, increased a seasonally adjusted by 2.9% in March, and showed rose by 4.4% in January-March period. In the April-June period the total amount of machinery orders was forecasted to decrease by 0.1% and private-sector orders, excluding volatile ones, were forecasted to ... (full story)