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:
- 6 September 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.
Common questions
What does Japan's industrial production index measure?
It measures how much Japan's factories and mines actually produced in a given month, expressed relative to average output in a base year (2020). It's seasonally adjusted, and recent months are often revised as more data comes in.
Why does Japan's manufacturing matter globally?
Japan makes the machines that make everything else — industrial robots, precision tools, car parts, and chemicals used throughout global supply chains — so a slowdown there can ripple into manufacturing elsewhere.