Japan manufacturing sector performance trends
The developments in this story so far, most recent first.
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Japan's factory output growth hits near 12-year high in July, PMI shows
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New orders in Japan's manufacturing sector rose at their fastest pace since January 2022.
In early 2022, new orders within Japan's manufacturing sector experienced their fastest pace of growth since January of that year.
This increase in demand was primarily driven by strong requirements for chips and manufacturing areas related to AI.
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Japan's manufacturing growth rate was at its quickest since February 2014.
In February 2014, Japan's manufacturing output experienced a period of expansion that represented its quickest growth rate since that time.