Japanese manufacturing production falls further midway through Q1 2025
Japanese manufacturing production fell further midway through Q1 2025, though both output and new order inflows dropped at softer rates, manufacturing PMI data show. The pace of reduction was only modest, but often attributed to weak sales and market confidence. Business conditions improved modestly across the consumer goods segment. Factory output fell for the sixth month in a row in February.
Japanese manufacturing production fell further midway through Q1 2025, though both output and new order inflows dropped at softer rates, manufacturing PMI data show.
The pace of reduction was only modest, but often attributed to weak sales and market confidence.
Business conditions improved modestly across the consumer goods segment.
Factory output fell for the sixth month in a row in February.
