Japan “puts” its industrial production on hold and reduces the number of unemployed

industrial production of Japan According to data published by the government, there has been a decline of 1.3 per cent in April compared to the previous month, in contrast to the increase in the indicator in the previous month.

This fall in the index comes after a monthly increase of 0.3% marchAccording to revised data from the Japanese Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, which states in its report that “industrial production has stalled.”

With respect to April 2021, index was reduced by 4.8%.

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Industries that contributed the most to the decline Industrial Production The fourth month of 2022 was electronic equipment and components, machinery production and motor vehicles.

In contrast, those who experienced the most significant progress were electrical machinery and information and communication equipment, machinery for general and commercial use, and chemicals.

According to data from a survey conducted by the ministry with national companies, Japanese industrial output is expected to grow by 4.8% in May, contrary to forecasts made in the previous survey, where a climbing 0.8%.

talking about juneAccording to the recent survey, the indicator is projected to increase by 8.9%.

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Unemployment rate Japan The Japanese government reported on Tuesday that it fell by a tenth to 2.5% in April, the indicator improving for the third month in a row.

The number of unemployed in the Asian country in the fourth month of 2022 was 1.88 million According to data released by the Japanese Ministry of the Interior and Communications, this is a decrease of 230,000 people compared to a year ago, a decrease of 10.9%.

The number of people working in the archipelago in that month was 67.27 millionWhich represents 240,000 more individuals or an increase of 0.4% compared to April 2021.

Number of jobs available per 100 job seekers in Japan It was 123 last month, which is one unit more than the previous month.