A–Z of economic indicators

The Bank of Jamaica’s scheduled decision on its policy interest rate and monetary-policy stance.

A Ministry of Finance auction of 10-year Japanese government climate-transition bonds, with results that show the yield accepted and investor demand.

An auction of benchmark 10-year Japanese government bonds conducted by Japan’s Ministry of Finance, watched for signals about demand for long-term yen debt and Japanese yield levels.

This is an auction where Japan sells 2-year government bonds to investors. The result shows the price, yield and demand for newly issued short-maturity Japanese government debt.

Japan Ministry of Finance 3-month Treasury Discount Bill auction — yield at the average price

A Ministry of Finance auction of five-year Japanese Government Bonds, watched for demand, clearing yield levels, and signals from the middle of Japan’s yield curve.

Japan Capacity Utilization tracks changes in manufacturers' use of available production capacity through METI's operating ratio index.

A monthly composite indicator of Japan's current business-cycle conditions.

A composite indicator of current Japanese economic activity, published by the Cabinet Office.

A monthly measure of new construction orders received by Japan's 50 major construction companies.

This reports how the value of new construction orders received by major Japanese construction companies changed from the same month a year earlier. It gives a quick view of demand for building and infrastructure work.

A monthly Cabinet Office survey that summarizes how front-line economic observers assess current conditions in Japan.

A monthly Cabinet Office survey that tracks expectations for Japan’s near-term economic conditions among people who observe household, business, and employment activity closely.

A weekly Ministry of Finance measure of Japanese residents' net purchases or sales of foreign bonds, used to monitor outward portfolio flows and possible yen-flow pressure.

A monthly measure of new dwellings beginning construction in Japan, commonly viewed through its year-over-year rate of change.

This indicator measures how the number of new homes started in Japan changed compared with the same month a year earlier. It helps show whether residential construction activity is expanding or slowing.

A composite indicator intended to give an early signal of changes in Japan’s business cycle.

Japan’s headline consumer-inflation measure, showing how prices for a representative household basket have changed from a year earlier.

Japan's commonly cited core inflation measure: the annual change in consumer prices excluding fresh food.

A measure of annual Japanese consumer-price inflation that removes fresh food and energy to focus on underlying price pressures.

A monthly METI index tracking output across Japan's service-sector industries.

A monthly U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics measure of unfilled jobs that employers are actively seeking to fill.

JOLTS quits measure voluntary job separations in the United States and are watched as a gauge of worker confidence and labor-market tightness.

A measure of the annual change in prices received by Jordanian industrial producers.