Japanese companies increased capital spending on plant and equipment by 8.1% year-on-year in the third quarter of 2024, accelerating from a 7.4% rise in the second quarter. This marks the 14th consecutive quarter of growth and exceeds market expectations, which had forecasted a 7.1% increase. The sectors driving the rise in capital spending included general-purpose machinery (up 61.8%), petroleum and coal products (up 56.5%), and transport and postal activities (up 32.7%). On the other hand, industries that reduced capital spending included fabricated metal products (down 20.3%), information and communication (down 10.5%), and goods rental and leasing (down 8.5%). source: Ministry of Finance, Japan
Private Investment in Japan increased to 8.10 percent in the third quarter of 2024 from 7.40 percent in the second quarter of 2024. Private Investment in Japan averaged 0.81 percent from 2008 until 2024, reaching an all time high of 16.40 percent in the fourth quarter of 2023 and a record low of -25.33 percent in the first quarter of 2009. This page provides - Japan Private Investment- actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news. Japan Capital Spending - data, historical chart, forecasts and calendar of releases - was last updated on January of 2025.