Friday , 22 November 2024
Home Forex Japan Q2 business capex +7.4% y/y (vs. expected +9.9%)
Forex

Japan Q2 business capex +7.4% y/y (vs. expected +9.9%)

Data from Japan’s finance ministry for spending on plant and equipment in April-June 2024:

+7.4% y/y

  • expected +9.9%, prior +6.8%
  • for the q/q, +1.2%

Capex is an input to the GDP data for Q2 due on September 9

Other data showed sales rose 3.5% y/y, while recurring profits rose 13.2% y/y

Japan Inc. does not appear to faring too badly at all.

This article was written by Eamonn Sheridan at www.forexlive.com.

Leave a comment

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Related Articles

US stocks are mixed in premarket trading

The futures are implying a mixed opening with 30 minutes to go...

ECBs Nagel (Hawk): PMI data confirms that Germany is stagnating

ECB Nagel is on the wires saying"PMI data confirm that Germany is...

ECBs Villeroy: ECB is achieving a soft landing

ECBs Villeroy is weighing in after weaker data today:ECB is achieving a...

Canada retail sales for September 0.4% vs 0.4% estimate

Prior month 0.4%Retail sales for September x.x% vs 0.4% est.Ex Auto 0.9%...