In November this year, Japan’s industrial production went down by 2.6 percent month on month and by 2.1 percent compared to the same month in 2024, according to the preliminary indices of the Industrial Production report published by Japan's Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI).
On the other hand, in November the Japanese iron and steel production index went down by 0.6 percent year on year, while Japan’s seasonally adjusted iron and steel production index went decreased by 2.3 percent in the given month compared to September. Meanwhile, in October Japanese producers’ iron and steel shipments moved up by 3.8 percent and iron and steel inventories decreased by 2.7 percent, both compared to the previous month.
According to the ministry’s Survey of Production Forecast in Manufacturing, Japanese industrial production is expected to decrease by 1.2 percent in December and go down by two percent in January 2026, both on month-on-month basis. Meanwhile, Japanese iron and steel production is expected to increase by 2.2 percent in December and rise by 1.6 percent in January, month on month.