In November this year, Japan's industrial production fell 2.6 percent month-on-month and 2.1 percent from the same month in 2024, according to preliminary indexes from the industrial production report released by Japan's Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI).
On the other hand, Japan's iron and steel production index fell 0.6 percent year-on-year in November on a seasonally adjusted basis, while Japan's seasonally adjusted iron and steel production index fell 0.6 percent year on year. The production index in this month decreased by 2.3 percent compared to September. Meanwhile, shipments of iron and steel by Japanese manufacturers rose 3.8 percent in October, while iron and steel inventories fell 2.7 percent from the previous month.
According to the ministry's Manufacturing Output Forecast Survey, Japan's industrial output is expected to decline 1.2 percent in December and fall two percent in January 2026, on a monthly basis. calculus. Meanwhile, Japan's iron and steel output is expected to rise 2.2 percent in December and 1.6 percent in January from the previous month.
