Japan
Japan makes the machines that make everything else — industrial robots, precision tools, car parts, and chemicals. Its industrial production index shows how busy those factories actually are.
Industrial production index
How much stuff Japan's factories and mines actually produced that month, compared with the average month in 2020.
Seasonally adjusted; recent months get revised.
- Newest data point:
- March 2026
- Last checked:
- 29 July 2026
- Updates:
- monthly
- Confidence:
- high
Reminder: a weak month can have many causes — currency moves, holidays, one-off factory shutdowns. Changes here are correlated with global supply conditions, but correlation is not causation.