Japan Sept. Core Machinery Orders: Statistical Summary (Table)

By Shizuka Muragishi

Nov. 10 (Bloomberg) -- Japanese machinery orders, excluding shipbuilding and utilities, rose 5.5 percent in September from August, seasonally adjusted, the Cabinet Office in Tokyo said.

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                         Sept.    Aug.     July     June      May     April
                         2008     2008     2008     2008     2008     2008
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                         ------------Month-on-Month Percent Change------------
Total orders               -3.0%    -1.2%    -8.5%    -4.8%    10.8%     4.5%
Private                    0.9%   -10.8%    -6.6%     5.5%     4.9%    -5.3%
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Ex-ships, utils (core)      5.5%   -14.5%    -3.9%    -2.6%    10.4%     5.5%
3-month % change         -10.4%    -2.0%     7.7%     0.6%    -5.1%    -7.3%
3-month annualized       -35.6%    -7.7%    34.8%     2.5%   -18.9%   -26.1%
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 Manufacturers             9.7%   -13.9%   -10.4%     3.9%    12.2%     1.9%
 Non-manufacturers*       -1.3%   -14.9%    -2.4%    -3.3%     8.8%     8.8%
Public                    -1.0%    -4.4%    -4.9%     4.4%   -13.9%    23.7%
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                         Sept.    Aug.     July     June      May     April
                         2008     2008     2008     2008     2008     2008
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Foreign                    3.1%    14.8%   -14.4%   -12.1%    21.1%     4.6%
Agency                    13.6%   -10.6%     2.0%   -19.7%    15.2%     3.3%
                         -------------Year-on-Year Percent Change-------------
Total orders               -2.8%   -10.1%    -4.6%     4.9%     3.6%    -0.6%
Private                   -4.3%    -9.0%    -2.4%    17.9%     2.3%     2.5%
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 Ex-ships, utils (core)   -4.2%   -13.0%    -4.7%     9.7%     5.1%     0.5%
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 Manufacturers            -8.6%   -12.2%    -4.9%    13.8%    -1.0%     0.9%
 Non-manufacturers*       -0.1%   -13.6%    -4.9%    12.4%    10.5%     0.3%
Public                     1.5%    -9.1%    -2.4%   -31.1%   -17.5%     5.8%
Foreign                   -2.5%    -9.3%    -7.2%     0.8%     6.8%    -4.7%
Agency                     1.4%   -27.4%    -3.7%    -9.5%    14.8%    -1.3%
                         ---------------------Yen Levels----------------------
Total orders             2,366.6  2,439.9  2,470.6  2,699.3  2,835.2  2,560.0
Private                 1,059.4  1,049.7  1,177.1  1,260.8  1,195.6  1,139.5
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                         Sept.    Aug.     July     June      May     April
                         2008     2008     2008     2008     2008     2008
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 Ex-ships, utils (core)   940.7    891.7  1,042.8  1,085.1  1,114.6  1,009.4
 Manufacturers            433.7    395.3    459.2    512.4    493.3    439.9
 Non-manufacturers*       494.3    500.8    588.4    603.1    623.4    573.0
Public                    216.9    219.1    229.3    241.0    230.7    268.0
Foreign                 1,099.0  1,065.7    928.5  1,084.6  1,233.4  1,018.2
Agency                    103.8     91.4    102.2    100.1    124.8    108.3
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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