• About
  • Privacy & Policy
  • Contact Us
Procurement Nation
  • Home
  • Suppliers
  • Procurement
    • Shipping
    • Best Procurement Software
    • Supply Chain
      • What is supply chain management?
      • Tyson Foods Food Supply Chain
  • Markets
  • Banking
  • Contact Us
No Result
View All Result
  • Home
  • Suppliers
  • Procurement
    • Shipping
    • Best Procurement Software
    • Supply Chain
      • What is supply chain management?
      • Tyson Foods Food Supply Chain
  • Markets
  • Banking
  • Contact Us
No Result
View All Result
Procurement Nation
No Result
View All Result

Japan machinery orders rise more than expected, govt welcomes pick-up signs

Mark White by Mark White
January 18, 2022
in Shipping
0

A worker is seen in front of facilities and chimneys of factories at the Keihin Industrial Zone in Kawasaki, Japan September 12, 2018. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon

Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com

  • Nov core orders +3.4% m/m vs forecast +1.4%
  • Core orders +11.6% yr/yr vs forecast +6.1%
  • Govt raises view on orders, says they show signs of pick-up

TOKYO, Jan 17 (Reuters) – Japan’s core machinery orders rose for a second straight month in November, government data showed on Monday, a sign that corporate appetite for capital spending remained resilient despite pressure from soaring raw material prices.

The gain in core orders, a key indicator of capital expenditure, could be a relief to policymakers hoping for corporate investment to trigger a private demand-led recovery in the world’s third-largest economy.

Core orders, a highly volatile data series regarded as an indicator of capital spending in the coming six to nine months, grew 3.4% in November from October, rising for the second straight month, the Cabinet Office data showed.

Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com

It beat economists’ median estimate of a 1.4% rise and followed a 3.8% jump in the previous month.

However, Japanese firms could be cautious about boosting spending due to higher raw material, fuel and transportation costs that are sending wholesale inflation soaring and squeezing corporate margins. read more

“Firms may postpone capital spending from this quarter into the next fiscal year from April as uncertainty in the global economy has risen,” said Takeshi Minami, chief economist at Norinchukin Research Institute.

“Due to a decline in coronavirus cases and an easing of the (global) chip shortage, orders from manufacturers recovered up to November, but the outlook is unclear.”

A government official confirmed firms’ appetite for capital spending faced risks from rising raw material prices, though he added companies were still likely to spend on investments to strengthen their businesses for the future.

Compared with a year earlier, core orders, which exclude volatile numbers from shipping and electric power utilities, jumped 11.6% in November, the Cabinet office data found.

By sector, orders from manufacturers rose 12.9% month-on-month, offsetting a 0.8% drop in those from non-manufacturers, the data showed.

The government raised its assessment on machinery orders for the first time in six months, saying they showed signs of picking up. Previously, it said a pick-up in orders was showing signs of stalling.

After contracting in the third quarter of last year, Japan’s economy is expected to return to growth in the October-December quarter.

The economy is forecast to show growth of an annualised 6.5% in that quarter, thanks largely to a projected pick-up in private consumption, which makes up more than half the economy, after an easing of coronavirus curbs. read more

Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com

Reporting by Daniel Leussink; Editing by Kenneth Maxwell

Our Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Source link

Previous Post

Daimler Truck sees 20% sales growth in 2021

Next Post

Toyota expects annual production target shortfall as chip shortage drags on

Mark White

Mark White

Mark White is the editor of the ProcurementNation, a Media Outlet covering supply chain and logistics issues. He joined The New York Times in 2007 as an commodities reporter, and most recently served as foreign-exchange editor in New York.

Next Post
Toyota expects annual production target shortfall as chip shortage drags on

Toyota expects annual production target shortfall as chip shortage drags on

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

  • About
  • Privacy & Policy
  • Contact Us
Call us: +1 234 JEG THEME

© 2021 Procurement Nation - Supply Chain & Logistics News

No Result
View All Result
  • Procurement
  • Supply Chain
  • Logistics
  • Science
  • Technology

© 2021 Procurement Nation - Supply Chain & Logistics News