The reading right now

As of January 2023, Manufacturing value added for Japan stood at 20.6%. That is up 0.76 percentage points from the prior year. Over the trailing five years, the series has averaged 20.3%, ranging from a low of 19.8% in January 2022 to a high of 20.8% in January 2021. The current reading sits 0.38 percentage points above its trailing ten-year mean of 20.2%.

Computed from the observation series on this page. Numbers update when the underlying provider revises the data.