Other Economic Indicators

  Machinery orders 1) New housing construction started Bankruptcy Average contracted interest rate on loans & discounts 2)
Exchange rate 3)
Change from
previous period
Change from
previous period
Annual percent
change
Calendar year % % % % / year ¥ / $
2018 3.6 -2.3 -2.02 0.901 110.39
2019 -0.7 -4.0 1.79 0.861 109.01
2020 -8.4 -9.9 -7.27 0.814 106.78
2021 6.8 5.0 -22.42 0.795 109.80
2022 5.2 0.4 6.60 0.771 131.38
2023 -3.6 -4.6 35.18 0.779 140.48
  (S.A.) % (S.A.) % % % / year ¥ / $
2023 Jan 8.1 3.1 26.10 0.773 130.20
  Feb -4.3 -1.5 25.70 0.774 132.68
  Mar -2.7 0.9 36.42 0.777 133.85
  Apr 3.2 -9.7 25.51 0.779 133.33
  May -5.2 9.8 34.73 0.777 137.37
  Jun 2.1 -4.8 41.02 0.775 141.19
  Jul -1.3 -4.0 53.44 0.774 141.21
  Aug -0.2 3.9 54.47 0.773 144.77
  Sep 1.2 -1.1 20.20 0.780 147.67
  Oct -0.1 0.1 33.05 0.782 149.53
  Nov -3.7 -2.0 38.89 0.780 149.83
  Dec 1.9 3.1 33.66 0.779 144.07
2024 Jan -1.7 -1.5 22.98 0.781 146.57
  Feb     23.39   149.42
Source CAO
"Machinery Orders"
MLIT
"Monthly Economic Construction Statistics"
TSR
"Business Failure Report"
BOJ
"Average Contracted Interest Rates on Loans and Discounts"
BOJ
"Foreign Exchange Rates"
NOTES:
1) Private sector (exc. volatile orders for ships and those from electric power companies)
2) Outstanding Loans and Bills Discounted, Total, Domestically Licensed Banks
3) US.Dollar/Yen Central Rate, Average in the Month, Tokyo Market
Line graph. Exchange Rate(JPY/USD) See the table above for data.