The amount of orders received from major machine manufacturers from April to June this year, which indicates the future of corporate capital investment, has increased due to the lifting of restrictions on movement due to the corona wreck and the increased motivation for corporate capital investment. It increased by 8.1% compared to the previous three months, marking a positive figure for the first time in two quarters.

According to the machinery orders statistics released by the Cabinet Office, the amount of orders received by major machinery manufacturers from domestic companies in the three months from April to June this year was 2.788 trillion, excluding ships and electric power, which fluctuate greatly. It was billion yen.



Orders increased by 8.1% from the previous three months, marking the first positive growth in two quarters, due to the lifting of restrictions on movement due to the corona wreck and the increased willingness of companies to make capital investment.



Looking at the breakdown,


▼In the manufacturing industry, orders increased by 9.1% from the previous three months due to an increase in orders from the steel industry


. , up 7.6% over the previous three months.



In addition, the amount of orders received for the month of June this year exceeded the previous month by 0.9%, increasing for the first time in two months.



Based on this result, the Cabinet Office has left its basic judgment on machinery orders unchanged, saying that there are signs of a recovery.



On the other hand, the Cabinet Office expects the forecast for the three months from July to September to decrease by 1.8% compared to the previous three months, saying, ``The impact of the spread of the seventh wave of the new corona. There is also the risk of a downturn due to the uncertain futures of the US and Chinese economies, so we will be watching developments closely."