Japan March Industrial production misses expectations while Retail Sales beat

Japan data, March 2026:

Industrial Production (preliminary) -0.5% m/m

• expected +1.1%, prior -2.0%

and +2.3% y/y

• prior +0.4%

Manufacturers see April output -0.5% m.m (prior -2.6%) and May output +2.2% m/m

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Retail Sales YoY +1.7% y/y

• expected +0.8%, prior -0.2%

and +1.3% m/m

• prior -2.0%

This article was written by Eamonn Sheridan at investinglive.com.