Makrognosis

Japan economic data

80 official economic indicators for Japan, collected directly from its statistical agency and central bank. Each one has a chart, the latest value and a free API.

Nominal GDP, expenditure side, current prices, SA at annual rate (Cabinet Office QE)3.4% y/yQ2 2026
GDP (Gross Domestic Product)0.7% y/yQ2 2026
CPI: All items (2025=100)2.1% y/ySep 2026
Inflation Rate (CPI)2.2% y/ySep 2026
Core Inflation Rate2.2% y/ySep 2026
Unemployment Rate (not seasonally adjusted)2.4%Sep 2026
Unemployment Rate2.4%Sep 2026
Credit Rating & Sovereign Risk Score89/1002026-11
Industrial Production3.1% y/ySep 2026
Producer Price Inflation (PPI)7.1% y/yOct 2026
Current Account Balance (BoP, monthly)23,723 100 million JPYSep 2026
Trade Balance: Goods & Services−1,875.3 100 million JPYSep 2026

Government Finance

Japan Government Budget Balance −1.4% · 2024

Industry

Japan Industrial Production 3.1% y/y · Sep 2026Japan Manufacturing Production Index, SA (METI IIP, 2020=100) 3.1% y/y · Sep 2026

Interest Rates & Yields

Japan Average Contract Interest Rate on Outstanding Loans and Discounts, Total (Domestically Licensed Banks) 1.5% · Aug 2026Japan Average Interest Rate Posted at Financial Institutions on Ordinary Deposits 0.3% · Oct 2026Japan Policy Rate (uncollateralized overnight call rate) 1.2% · 9 Nov 2026Japan USD/JPY Spot Rate, Tokyo market 17:00 158.0 JPY per USD · 10 Nov 2026

Labour & Employment

Japan Unemployment Rate 2.4% · Sep 2026Japan Unemployment Rate (not seasonally adjusted) 2.4% · Sep 2026Japan Employment 0.5% y/y · Sep 2026Japan Labor Force Participation Rate 64.5% · Sep 2026Japan Unemployment Rate, Age 15-24 (original series) 3.6% · Sep 2026Japan Unemployment Rate, Age 25-34 (original series) 2.9% · Sep 2026Japan Unemployment Rate, Age 35-44 (original series) 2.0% · Sep 2026Japan Unemployment Rate, Age 45-54 (original series) 2.1% · Sep 2026Japan Unemployment Rate, Age 55-64 (original series) 2.7% · Sep 2026Japan Unemployment Rate, Age 65 and over (original series) 1.6% · Sep 2026Japan Unemployment Rate, Female (original series) 2.1% · Sep 2026Japan Unemployment Rate, Male (original series) 2.6% · Sep 2026

Money & Credit

Japan M2 Money Stock 1.7% y/y · Oct 2026Japan BOJ Current Account (Deposit) Balances — bank reserves at the BOJ (end of month) 4,184,553 100M JPY · Oct 2026Japan BOJ Holdings of Index-Linked ETFs, book value (Pecuniary Trusts, end of month) 369,278 100M JPY · Oct 2026Japan BOJ Holdings of Japanese Government Bonds (excl. T-bills, end of month) 5,052,773 100M JPY · Oct 2026Japan BOJ Holdings of Japanese Government Securities (incl. T-bills, end of month) 5,052,773 100M JPY · Oct 2026Japan Bank Loans and Bills Discounted Outstanding to Corporations, incl. financial corporations (Domestically Licensed Banks; banking, trust and overseas office accounts; end of period) 7.0% y/y · Sep 2026Japan Bank Loans and Bills Discounted Outstanding to Households (Domestically Licensed Banks; banking, trust and overseas office accounts; end of period) 4.0% y/y · Sep 2026Japan Bank of Total Assets (Bank of Accounts, end of month) 6,261,882 100M JPY · Oct 2026Japan Currency in Circulation (banknotes and coins) 1,187,583 100M JPY · Oct 2026Japan Excess Reserves at the BOJ, reserve-requirement institutions (average amounts outstanding) 3,673,820 100M JPY · Sep 2026Japan Monetary Base, average amounts outstanding −13.6% y/y · Oct 2026Japan Money Stock M3 (avg amounts outstanding) 0.9% y/y · Oct 2026Japan Narrow Money (M1) −0.4% y/y · Oct 2026

Output & Production

Japan GDP (Gross Domestic Product) 0.7% y/y · Q2 2026Japan Nominal GDP, expenditure side, current prices, SA at annual rate (Cabinet Office QE) 3.4% y/y · Q2 2026Japan GDP in US Dollars −6.3% y/y · Q2 2026

Population

Japan Total population, 1st of month (e-Stat 人口推計, 令和2年国勢調査基準) −0.4% y/y · Oct 2026

Prices & Inflation

Japan CPI: All items (2025=100) 2.1% y/y · Sep 2026Japan Inflation Rate (CPI) 2.2% y/y · Sep 2026Japan Core Inflation Rate 2.2% y/y · Sep 2026Japan Producer Price Inflation (PPI) 7.1% y/y · Oct 2026Japan CPI: ex fresh food & energy (core-core, 2025=100) 2.4% y/y · Sep 2026Japan GDP implicit price deflator (JP.GDP.Q.NOM / JP.GDP.Q.REAL x 100; Cabinet Office, SA, 2020=100) 2.6% y/y · Q2 2026Japan Services Producer Price Index, all items 3.7% y/y · Sep 2026Japan CPI — Clothes & Footwear (2025=100 index) 1.2% y/y · Sep 2026Japan CPI — Communication (2025=100 index) 3.0% y/y · Sep 2026Japan CPI — Culture & Recreation (2025=100 index) 3.9% y/y · Sep 2026Japan CPI — Education (2025=100 index) −3.7% y/y · Sep 2026Japan CPI — Electricity (2025=100 index) −2.3% y/y · Sep 2026Japan CPI — Energy (2025=100 index) −0.5% y/y · Sep 2026Japan CPI — Fuel, Light & Water Charges (2025=100 index) 0.9% y/y · Sep 2026Japan CPI — Furniture & Household Utensils (2025=100 index) 6.4% y/y · Sep 2026Japan CPI — Gas (2025=100 index) 2.4% y/y · Sep 2026Japan CPI — Housing (2025=100 index) 1.2% y/y · Sep 2026Japan CPI — Medical Care (2025=100 index) 2.9% y/y · Sep 2026Japan CPI — Miscellaneous (2025=100 index) 1.2% y/y · Sep 2026Japan CPI — Private Transportation (2025=100 index) 2.2% y/y · Sep 2026Japan CPI — Public Transportation (2025=100 index) 3.2% y/y · Sep 2026Japan CPI — Rent (2025=100 index) 0.5% y/y · Sep 2026Japan CPI — Transportation & Communication (2025=100 index) 2.4% y/y · Sep 2026Japan CPI: Food (2025=100) 2.8% y/y · Sep 2026

Sovereign Credit

Japan Credit Rating & Sovereign Risk Score 89/100 · AA equivalent · 2026-11

Trade

Japan Current Account Balance (BoP, monthly) 23,723 100 million JPY · Sep 2026Japan Trade Balance: Goods & Services −1,875.3 100 million JPY · Sep 2026Japan Merchandise Exports, BoP basis (Goods Credit, BPM6) 12.8% y/y · Sep 2026Japan Merchandise Imports, BoP basis (Goods Debit, BPM6) 17.8% y/y · Sep 2026Japan Semiconductor Manufacturing Equipment Exports to Malaysia (customs value) 96.3% y/y · Sep 2026Japan Semiconductor Manufacturing Equipment Exports to Singapore (customs value) 71.2% y/y · Sep 2026Japan Coal Imports from Australia (customs value) 33.1% y/y · Sep 2026Japan Crude Oil Imports from Saudi Arabia (customs value) −31.4% y/y · Sep 2026Japan Crude Oil Imports from United Arab Emirates (customs value) 45.3% y/y · Sep 2026Japan Doped Silicon Wafer Imports from Taiwan (customs value) 58.2% y/y · Sep 2026Japan Integrated Circuit Imports from China (customs value) 105.5% y/y · Sep 2026Japan Integrated Circuit Imports from South Korea (customs value) 394.3% y/y · Sep 2026Japan Integrated Circuit Imports from Taiwan (customs value) 41.1% y/y · Sep 2026Japan Iron Ore Imports from Australia (customs value) 4.8% y/y · Sep 2026Japan Iron Ore Imports from Brazil (customs value) 17.2% y/y · Sep 2026Japan LNG & Petroleum Gas Imports from Australia (customs value) 43.7% y/y · Sep 2026Japan LNG & Petroleum Gas Imports from United States (customs value) 111.2% y/y · Sep 2026Japan Semiconductor Manufacturing Equipment Imports from Netherlands (customs value) 161.8% y/y · Sep 2026Japan Semiconductor Manufacturing Equipment Imports from United States (customs value) 14.9% y/y · Sep 2026