FXStreet (Delhi) – Yoshiyuki Suimon, Research Analyst at Nomura, expects a decline of 5.4% m-m in Japanese November core machinery orders (private sector, excluding orders for ships and from electric power companies), which would be the first decline for three months.
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“In other machinery order-related data for November, machine tool orders (Japan Machine Tool Builders’ Association) fell 6.1% m-m, following a rise of 4.0% in October (seasonal adjustment by Nomura). In addition, industrial production of items with short lead times from order receipt to sales was down 4.5% m-m in November, compared to a decline of just 2.1% in October.
Core machinery orders have risen sharply for two consecutive months, increasing 7.5% in September and 10.7% in October, but in the past large increases over two consecutive months have often been followed by a large decline in the subsequent month. In view of the above, we expect November core machinery orders to turn negative with a 5.4% m-m decline. If orders decline in line with our forecasts, orders for Oct-Nov will have risen 10.8% from the Jul-Sep average, marking a rebound from the 10.0% q-q decline in July-September.
The market consensus forecast (Bloomberg survey median) of a 7.3% m-m decline is slightly weaker than our own forecast. However, we see some upside versus the consensus figure, based on the prospects of an uptick in production-related statistics through the FY-end, and the possibility of major core machinery-related orders, which have been notably absent in data for five consecutive months.”
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