Japan's industrial production rose 0.8 percent month-on-month in April this year and was up 2.3 percent from the same month in 2025, 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 0.3 percent year-on-year in April calculus. while Japan's seasonally adjusted iron and steel production index fell 0.8 percent in the month compared with March. Meanwhile, iron and steel shipments by Japanese manufacturers fell 3.1 percent in April, while iron and steel inventories increased 1.8 percent from the previous month.
Japan's industrial production is expected to increase 5.1 percent in May and decline 0.4 percent in June, both month-on-month, according to the ministry's survey of manufacturing output forecasts. calculus. Meanwhile, Japan's iron and steel production is expected to rise 1.9 percent in May and 1.2 percent in June from the previous month.
