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 |
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| Calendar year | % | % | % | % / year | ¥ / $ | |
| 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 | |
| 2024 | 1.5 | -3.4 | 15.14 | 0.943 | 151.48 | |
| (S.A.) % | (S.A.) % | % | % / year | ¥ / $ | ||
| 2024 | Feb | 5.9 | -2.2 | 23.39 | 0.787 | 149.42 |
| Mar | 3.1 | -1.6 | 11.99 | 0.804 | 149.63 | |
| Apr | -3.0 | 9.7 | 28.36 | 0.812 | 153.43 | |
| May | -2.2 | -6.8 | 42.91 | 0.818 | 156.13 | |
| Jun | 1.7 | -2.5 | 6.49 | 0.825 | 157.82 | |
| Jul | -0.0 | 0.6 | 25.72 | 0.830 | 158.06 | |
| Aug | -1.4 | 1.0 | -4.86 | 0.849 | 146.23 | |
| Sep | -0.3 | 0.7 | 12.08 | 0.876 | 143.38 | |
| Oct | 1.6 | -1.9 | 14.62 | 0.885 | 149.63 | |
| Nov | 2.6 | -0.7 | 4.21 | 0.892 | 153.72 | |
| Dec | -0.8 | 1.3 | 3.95 | 0.943 | 153.72 | |
| 2025 | Jan | -3.5 | -1.2 | 19.82 | 0.973 | 156.49 |
| Feb | 4.3 | 4.1 | 7.30 | 0.997 | 151.96 | |
| Mar | 34.1 | -5.84 | 149.18 | |||
| 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" |
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- 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
