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Machinery Orders in March 2022 and Forecast for Apr.- Jun. 2022
The total value of machinery orders received by 280 manufacturers operating in Japan increased by 2.5% in March from the previous month on a seasonally adjusted basis. In January-March period it decreased by 9.7% 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 7.1% in March, and showed decreased by 3.6% in January-March period. In the April-June period the total amount of machinery orders was forecasted to increase by 5.2% and private-sector orders, excluding volatile ones, were ... (full story)