Latest data released by METI - 17 April 2018
- Industrial production y/y +1.6% vs +1.4% prelim
- Capacity utilisation m/m +1.3% vs -7.3% prior
Preliminary figures can be found here. Slight delay in the release by the source.
Rather odd figures compared to the preliminary. But they are minor data points. A general sentiment indicator of the economy in Japan, not market moving by any means.
USD/JPY sits near the lows at 107.05, EUR/JPY at 132.56 and GBP/JPY at 153.52 - all sitting in a tight range on the day.