TOKYO (MNI) – The following is a table detailing a survey of
economists on Japan’s September machinery orders conducted by Market
News International.

The Cabinet Office will release the data on Thursday, Nov. 11.

M/M Change Y/Y Change

Median Forecast -10.0 3.8
High Forecast -3.0 10.6
Low Forecast -15.0 -1.2
Standard Deviation 2.8 2.7
No. of Responses 18 14
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Informa Japan -15.0 -1.2
Sumitomo Mitsui AM -12.0 2.2
Norinchukin Research -12.0 2.2
NLI Research -11.7 2.6
Barclays Capital -11.6 2.7
Daiwa Research -10.9 3.5
Credit Suisse -10.5 n/a
Nikko Cordial -10.4 4.1
Mizuho Securities -10.0 2.8
Dai-Ichi Life Research -10.0 4.5
Itochu Corp. -9.8 4.8
BNP Paribas -9.5 5.1
Credit Agricole -8.1 5.0
UBS -8.1 6.8
Monex Inc. -7.0 n/a
Goldman Sacks -7.0 n/a
Morgan StanleyMUFG -4.8 10.6
JP Morgan -3.0 n/a

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