Major machinery manufacturers that indicate the future of corporate capital investment The value of orders received in October increased by 3.8% from the previous month, the first increase in three months, due to a large increase in orders from non-manufacturing industries. did.
According to the machinery orders statistics released by the Cabinet Office, the amount of money ordered by major machinery manufacturers from domestic companies in October was 870.8 billion yen, excluding ships and electric power, which are subject to large fluctuations.
Orders increased 3.8% from the previous month, the first increase in three months.
This is because in the non-manufacturing industry, orders for railroad vehicles and other products from the transportation and postal industries increased, and orders for system-related equipment from financial institutions also increased, up 16.5% from the previous month.
On the other hand, in the manufacturing industry, orders from chemical manufacturers decreased by 15.4% due to the reaction to the high level of orders received from chemical manufacturers in the previous month.
In light of these circumstances, the Cabinet Office has left the keynote judgment as it was, "the movement to pick up has been stalled."
The Cabinet Office said, "While the company's capital investment plan for this year is strong and positive, it is necessary to carefully monitor future trends, including the spread of the new mutant virus" Omicron strain "." ..