Japan July Core Machinery Orders: Statistical Summary (Table)

By Shizuka Muragishi

Sept. 11 (Bloomberg) -- Japanese machinery orders, excluding shipbuilding and utilities, fell 3.9 percent in July from June, seasonally adjusted, the Cabinet Office in Tokyo said.

===============================================================================                           July     June      May     April    March    Feb.                           2008     2008     2008     2008     2008     2008 ===============================================================================                           ------------Month-on-Month Percent Change------------ Total orders               -8.5%    -4.8%    10.8%     4.5%    -7.8%   -14.4%  Private                   -6.6%     5.5%     4.9%    -5.3%     4.8%   -11.1% ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ex-ships, utils (core)     -3.9%    -2.6%    10.4%     5.5%    -8.3%   -12.3%  3-month % change           7.7%     0.6%    -5.1%    -7.3%     2.2%     5.2%  3-month annualized        34.8%     2.5%   -18.9%   -26.1%     9.1%    22.4% -------------------------------------------------------------------------------   Manufacturers           -10.4%     3.9%    12.2%     1.9%    -7.0%    -9.2%   Non-manufacturers*       -2.4%    -3.3%     8.8%     8.8%    -9.5%   -13.6%  Public                    -4.9%     4.4%   -13.9%    23.7%   -12.7%     6.3% ===============================================================================                           July     June      May     April    March    Feb.                           2008     2008     2008     2008     2008     2008 ===============================================================================  Foreign                  -14.4%   -12.1%    21.1%     4.6%   -16.1%   -13.2%  Agency                     2.0%   -19.7%    15.2%     3.3%    -5.7%     4.0%                           -------------Year-on-Year Percent Change------------- Total orders               -4.6%     4.9%     3.6%    -0.6%     4.2%     1.0%  Private                   -2.4%    17.9%     2.3%     2.5%    12.6%    -1.2% -------------------------------------------------------------------------------   Ex-ships, utils (core)   -4.7%     9.7%     5.1%     0.5%    -6.2%     2.4% -------------------------------------------------------------------------------   Manufacturers            -4.9%    13.8%    -1.0%     0.9%    -4.9%    -1.5%   Non-manufacturers*       -4.9%    12.4%    10.5%     0.3%    -7.1%     5.2%  Public                    -2.4%   -31.1%   -17.5%     5.8%    32.7%   -10.1%  Foreign                   -7.2%     0.8%     6.8%    -4.7%   -13.7%     5.9%  Agency                    -3.7%    -9.5%    14.8%    -1.3%    -1.1%     8.4%                           ---------------------Yen Levels---------------------- Total orders             2,470.6  2,699.3  2,835.2  2,560.0  2,448.7  2,656.4  Private                 1,177.1  1,260.8  1,195.6  1,139.5  1,202.8  1,147.7 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ===============================================================================                           July     June      May     April    March    Feb.                           2008     2008     2008     2008     2008     2008 ===============================================================================   Ex-ships, utils (core) 1,042.8  1,085.1  1,114.6  1,009.4    956.8  1,043.3   Manufacturers            459.2    512.4    493.3    439.9    431.9    464.2   Non-manufacturers*       588.4    603.1    623.4    573.0    526.7    582.3  Public                    229.3    241.0    230.7    268.0    216.6    248.2  Foreign                   928.5  1,084.6  1,233.4  1,018.2    973.8  1,160.6  Agency                    102.2    100.1    124.8    108.3    104.8    111.2 =============================================================================== 

NOTE: Monthly data are seasonally adjusted. Yen levels in billions. Three-month percentage changes are calculated as the three-month average change from the prior three-month average. *: Excludes shipping and utilities.

SOURCE: Economic and Social Research Institute, Cabinet Office

To contact the reporter on this story: Shizuka Muragishi in Tokyo at smuragishi@bloomberg.net