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 ¥ / $
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 -3.3 15.14 0.943 151.48
  (S.A.) % (S.A.) % % % / year ¥ / $
2024 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 13.0 34.6 -5.84 1.045 149.18
  Apr -9.1 -42.2 5.74 1.063 144.39
  May   -15.6 -15.06 1.073 144.75
  Jun     3.41   144.50
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.