Japan Key Economic Indicators

Augur Labs Indicators

Indicator Reference Last Previous Unit
Daily Growth Nowcast by Augur Labs March 31, 2025 0.9 -0.0 percent
Potential Growth by Augur Labs March 2025 0.7 0.7 percent
Output Gap by Augur Labs March 2025 1.0 1.0 percent
Inflation Nowcast by Augur Labs March 2025 3.5 3.6 percent

National Accounts

Indicator Reference Last Previous Unit
Real GDP Growth Rate, Quarter-over-Quarter Q4 2024 2.2 1.4 percent
Real GDP Growth Rate, Year-over-Year Q4 2024 1.2 0.7 percent
Nominal GDP, National Currency Q4 2024 619,966 613,018 billion
Nominal GDP, USD Q4 2024 4,068 4,116 billion (USD)
Real Consumption Expenditures Growth Rate, Quarter-over-Quarter Q4 2024 0.1 3.0 percent
Real Consumption Expenditures Growth Rate, Year-over-Year Q4 2024 1.1 0.9 percent

Prices

Indicator Reference Last Previous Unit
Consumer Price Index, Year-over-Year February 2025 3.6 4.0 percent
Core Consumer Price Index, Year-over-Year February 2025 1.5 1.6 percent

Labor

Indicator Reference Last Previous Unit
Unemployment Rate January 2025 2.5 2.5 percent
Employed Persons January 2025 6,827 6,814 persons
Unemployed Persons January 2025 174 172 persons
New Job Openings to Applicants January 2025 2.32 2.27

Domestic Trade & Household

Indicator Reference Last Previous Unit
Real Retail Sales, Year-over-Year February 2025 0.9 0.5 percent
Real Retail Sales, Month-over-Month February 2025 0.9 0.8 percent
Tertiary Industry Activity Index January 2025 101.6 101.9 points
Wholesale Sales, Year-over-Year February 2025 7.3 13.0 percent
Household Consumption, Month-over-Month January 2025 -4.5 1.6 percent

Foreign Trade

Indicator Reference Last Previous Unit
Exports, Year-over-Year February 2025 15.0 5.9 percent
Imports, Year-over-Year February 2025 4.5 14.5 percent

Balance of Payment

Indicator Reference Last Previous Unit
Current Account, USD Q1 2023 53,446 73,646 million (USD)

Production

Indicator Reference Last Previous Unit
Industrial Production, Year-over-Year February 2025 4.5 2.3 percent
Industrial Production, Month-over-Month February 2025 2.5 -1.1 percent
Capacity Utilization January 2025 105.3 100.8

Orders

Indicator Reference Last Previous Unit
Japan Core Machinery Orders January 2025 -3.5 -0.8 percent

Housing

Indicator Reference Last Previous Unit
Building Permits January 2025 7,906 8,220 units
Housing Starts January 2025 64,488 65,260 units

Money & Credit

Indicator Reference Last Previous Unit
Central Bank Policy Rate March 31, 2025 0.500 0.500 percent
Broad Money February 2025 1,612,850 1,612,549 billion
Narrow Money February 2025 1,100,426 1,099,862 billion

Cyclical Indicators

Indicator Reference Last Previous Unit
Coincident Index January 2025 116.2 116.1

Automobile

Indicator Reference Last Previous Unit
Car Registrations February 2025 234,257 216,664 units

Surveys

Indicator Reference Last Previous Unit
Consumer Confidence February 2025 35.0 35.2 points
TANKAN Business Conditions Q4 2024 14.0 13.0 points
Manufacturing PMI March 2025 48.3 49.0
Services PMI March 2025 49.5 53.7
Small & Medium-Sized Enterprises Sales Forecast March 2025 3.4 2.5

Market

Indicator Reference Last Previous Unit
10-Year Bond Yield March 28, 2025 1.55 1.59 percent
3-Month Bill Rate March 28, 2025 0.35 0.28 percent
Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-Earnings Ratio (CAPE) March 2025 21.5 21.1
Real Effective Exchange Rate (Trade-Weighted) March 28, 2025 -45.4 -46.3
2-Year/10-Year Yield Curve March 28, 2025 69.9 73.5 basis points
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