Machinery order statistics, which show the future of corporate capital investment, show that orders from major machine manufacturers from January to March amounted to more than 2.5 trillion yen, a decrease of 3.6% from the previous three months. It became negative for the first time in 4 terms.
According to the Machinery Order Statistics released by the Cabinet Office, the amount of money received from domestic companies by major machine makers during the three months from January to March is 2,05805, excluding ships and electric power, which are subject to large fluctuations. It was 100 million yen.
The amount of orders received fell 3.6% from the previous three months to the negative for the first time in four quarters.
Looking at the breakdown, orders from non-ferrous metal manufacturers increased by 0.8% in the manufacturing industry, which was 0.8% higher than the previous three months, while orders from the construction industry, transportation industry, and postal industry decreased in the non-manufacturing industry. As a result, it was 8.1% lower than the previous three months, pushing down the whole.
On the other hand, the order value for one month in March increased by 7.1% from the previous month for the first time in three months.
Based on this result, the Cabinet Office has left the keynote judgment of machine orders as "the movement to pick up is stalled".
In addition, the Cabinet Office expects a 8.1% decrease in the outlook for the three months from April to June compared to the previous three months. There is also a risk of fluctuations, so we will keep an eye on trends. "