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Machinery Orders in June, 2021
The total value of machinery orders received by 280 manufacturers operating in Japan decreased by 6.6% in June from the previous month on a seasonally adjusted basis. In April-June period it increased by 3.8% compared with the previous quarter. Private-sector machinery orders, excluding volatile ones for ships and those from electric power companies, decreased a seasonally adjusted by 1.5% in June, and showed increased by 4.6% in April-June period. In the July-September period the total amount of machinery orders was forecasted to increase by 3.9% and private-sector orders, excluding volatile ones, were forecasted to ... (full story)