Wednesday, October 12, 2011

Increasing machine orders in Japan adding to signs of recovery in the nation's manufacturing sector

Japan's machine orders inclined in September more than analyst's estimates amid improvements witnessed in the nation's manufacturing sector which showed clear signs of recovery even if production levels remains lower than last year's levels. 

Japan economy has announced the monthly figures for Machine orders which showed a gigantic boost of 11.0% during August, compared with the prior reading of -8.2%, and on top of the expectations of 3.9%. 

Moreover, the yearly figures for Machine orders was declined to 2.1% compared with the prior reading of 4.0%, however it came above forecasts of -3.6%. 

Exports also rose and started participating effectively in the recovery process, having overseas shipments soard during this period. Further, the demand from China that is leading recovery in the Asian region helped Japan's exporters to offset losses incurred by the end of last year and the beginning of this year. 

We can expect that if capital spending continued to improve, we should see conditions in the labor market getting better, keeping in mind that unemployment fell. Household spending will increase as income levels are moving forward, that may help to ease the decline in prices and support the economy to fight deflation that continued to weigh on economic activity. 

On the other hand, Japan's economy continued to show many fundamental data that confirmed it has many alternatives ways to record an expansion during these months as investment sector picks up. 

Furthermore, the government in Japan is working to keep the recovery going, which work to cope the yen's appreciation, where Bank of Japan (BOJ) has intervened into the market to sell the yen against the dollar to cool the yen's advance, as the substantial rise in the Japanese yen against the dollar and its all major counterparts. 

The Bank of Japan noted that the economic recover bas returned to normal level and now is picking up amid the sluggish global economy, while the economy is facing a downward pressure as the European financial crisis beside the sluggish US economy. 

Yet, Japanese economy success to start the recovery phase this quarter as the industry sector continued to introduce more cheerful signs these days after manufacturers restored their production cycle after the massive quake that hit the nation during the first quarter of this year.

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