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 | ¥ / $ | |
| 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 | -3.3 | 15.14 | 0.943 | 151.48 | |
| 2025 | 6.6 | -6.5 | 2.93 | 1.212 | 149.66 | |
| (S.A.) % | (S.A.) % | % | % / year | ¥ / $ | ||
| 2025 | Sep | 3.2 | 2.0 | 8.17 | 1.154 | 147.94 |
| Oct | 5.8 | 8.1 | 6.16 | 1.159 | 151.28 | |
| Nov | -9.2 | -8.5 | -7.49 | 1.164 | 155.12 | |
| Dec | 16.1 | 4.7 | 10.21 | 1.212 | 155.88 | |
| 2026 | Jan | -5.5 | -0.1 | 5.59 | 1.235 | 156.71 |
| Feb | 13.6 | -0.6 | 11.38 | 1.263 | 155.07 | |
| Mar | -9.4 | -1.9 | 8.32 | 1.325 | 158.64 | |
| Apr | 8.7 | -1.7 | 6.64 | 1.343 | 159.28 | |
| May | -12.4 | 4.6 | -8.98 | 1.359 | 158.34 | |
| Jun | 9.7 | 3.9 | 20.40 | 1.452 | 160.71 | |
| Jul | -3.7 | -1.6 | 6.97 | 1.483 | 162.55 | |
| Aug | 5.2 | -2.7 | 3.10 | 1.510 | 158.74 | |
| Sep | -5.2 | -4.81 | 156.41 | |||
| Oct | 157.96 | |||||
| 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
