• Dec core order +2.7% m/m vs f’cast +2.5%
  • Core orders -0.7% yr/yr vs f’cast -1.4%
  • Govt keeps view machinery orders are ‘stalling’
  • Jan-March core machinery orders seen +4.6 qtr/qtr

https://www.reuters.com/markets/asia/japan-december-core-machinery-orders-rise-27-monthmonth-2024-02-19/