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 | ¥ / $ | |
| 2015 | 4.1 | 1.9 | -9.44 | 1.110 | 121.03 | |
| 2016 | 1.7 | 6.4 | -4.15 | 0.998 | 108.84 | |
| 2017 | -1.1 | -0.3 | -0.48 | 0.946 | 112.16 | |
| 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 | 0.808 | 106.78 | |
| (S.A.) % | (S.A.) % | % | % / year | ¥ / $ | ||
| 2020 | Sep | -3.6 | -0.5 | -19.51 | 0.816 | 105.74 |
| Oct | 12.6 | 1.2 | -20.00 | 0.818 | 105.24 | |
| Nov | 1.1 | 0.7 | -21.73 | 0.814 | 104.40 | |
| Dec | 5.3 | -4.2 | -20.73 | 0.814 | 103.82 | |
| 2021 | Jan | -4.5 | 2.2 | -38.68 | 0.812 | 103.70 |
| Feb | -8.5 | 0.8 | -31.49 | 0.809 | 105.36 | |
| Mar | 3.7 | 9.0 | -14.32 | 0.809 | 108.65 | |
| Apr | 0.6 | 0.3 | -35.80 | 0.808 | 109.13 | |
| May | 7.8 | -0.9 | 50.31 | 0.807 | 109.19 | |
| Jun | -1.5 | -1.0 | -30.64 | 0.805 | 110.11 | |
| Jul | 0.9 | 6.9 | -39.67 | 0.804 | 110.29 | |
| Aug | -2.4 | -7.7 | -30.13 | 0.802 | 109.84 | |
| Sep | -0.0 | -1.2 | -10.61 | 0.800 | 110.17 | |
| Oct | 5.6 | -15.86 | 113.10 | |||
| 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
