Statistical Survey Overview The Machinery Orders Statistics Survey Report released by the Cabinet Office's Economic and Social Research Institute on August 20, 2025 (Reiwa 7) covers June 2025 (Reiwa 7) results and July-September 2025 outlook. This survey occupies an important position as a leading indicator of Japan's capital investment and is utilized for understanding economic trends. Survey results are published in detail in PDF format including overview, main text, graphs, numerical tables, and outlook, as well as statistical tables in CSV and Excel formats.
Survey Content and Analysis Items Machinery orders statistics comprise multifaceted analysis items including demand-sector order amounts (seasonally adjusted and original series), machinery-type order amounts (major and medium classifications), machinery-type sales amounts, machinery-type order backlogs, and backlog holding months. "Private demand excluding ships and electric power" particularly attracts attention as a leading indicator of capital investment, serving as an important indicator for predicting private capital investment trends.
Implementation of Seasonal Adjustment Seasonal adjustment value revisions were conducted in the January 2025 (Reiwa 7) survey, with seasonally adjusted series revised retroactively. Until the next revision, seasonal adjustment using forecast indices will be performed, with past values remaining unchanged. Detailed explanatory documents and graphs are separately provided for machinery orders seasonal adjustment, improving statistical accuracy.
Provision of Long-term Time Series Data Major long-term time series statistical tables from April 2005 are provided in Excel format, with comprehensive data available including major demand-sector machinery order amounts, machinery-type machinery order amounts, manufacturing/non-manufacturing/government sector order amounts by industry, and outlook achievement rates. Additionally, long-term time series excluding mobile phones (April 1987 - March 2005) and special tabulations of "private demand excluding ships and electric power" summing seasonally adjusted values of breakdown items are provided as reference materials. This statistic serves as important basic data for economic policy formulation and corporate investment decisions.