Japan May 2025 preliminary industrial production +0.5% m/m (expected +3.4%)

Japan Industrial Production for May 2025, preliminary, +0.5% m/m for a huge miss

• expected +3.4%, prior -1.1%

and -1.8% y/y

• prior +0.5%

Industrial Production forecast 1 month ahead +0.3% m/m

• prior -3.4%
• 2 months ahead seen at -0.7%

Data via Ministry of Japan’s Economy, Trade and Industry Ministry

more to come

Earlier re Japan:

• BOJ turns dovish – leans on ‘underlying inflation’ to justify slow hikes, messaging murky

This article was written by Eamonn Sheridan at www.forexlive.com.