Japan: Indices of Industrial Production for July, 2025 (Preliminary Report)

Real gross domestic product (GDP) increased at an annual rate of 3.3 percent in the second quarter of 2025 (April, May, and June), according to the second estimate released by the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. In the first quarter, real GDP decreased 0.5 percent. The increase in real GDP in the second quarter primarily reflected a decrease in imports, ...

Compared with June 2025: median consumer perceptions of inflation over the previous 12 months remained unchanged, as did median expectations for inflation over the next 12 months and five years ahead, while median inflation expectations for three years ahead increased slightly; expectations for nominal income growth over the next 12 months decreased, while ...

In July 2025, household consumption expenditure on goods will decline over one month (-0.3% in volume* after +0.4% in June 2025 – revised data). Energy consumption will start to decline again (-1.7%), while food consumption and consumption of manufactured goods will be stable. In July 2025, household energy expenditure will decline (-1.7% after +3.4% in ...