Japan preliminary Industrial Production for July 2021

-1.5 % m/m

  • expected -2.5% m/m, prior 6.5%

+11.6 % y/y

  • prior 23.0%

As part of the release come forecasts for future months from Japanese manufacturers:

  • August output seen at +3.4% m/m
  • September seen at +1.0% m/m

(Manufacturers are surveyed by Japan's Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, MEIT for short.)