The au Jibun Bank Japan Services PMI rose to 50.2 in November 2024, up from 49.7 in the previous month, which had marked the lowest figure in four months, according to a flash reading. The upturn occurred alongside a modest expansion in new orders, with the pace remaining largely unchanged from October. Meanwhile, the decline in overseas orders slowed. Work backlogs rose at the fastest rate in eight months, indicating capacity pressures. In response, firms increased employment levels, achieving the strongest job creation rate since July. On the pricing front, input costs continued to rise significantly, albeit at a softer rate. However, companies transferred these costs to clients through a historically sharp and accelerated increase in selling prices. Lastly, sentiment strengthened. source: S&P Global

Services PMI in Japan increased to 50.20 points in November from 49.70 points in October of 2024. Services PMI in Japan averaged 50.39 points from 2013 until 2024, reaching an all time high of 55.90 points in May of 2023 and a record low of 21.50 points in April of 2020. This page provides the latest reported value for - Japan Services PMI - plus previous releases, historical high and low, short-term forecast and long-term prediction, economic calendar, survey consensus and news.

Services PMI in Japan increased to 50.20 points in November from 49.70 points in October of 2024. Services PMI in Japan is expected to be 53.40 points by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations.




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Japan Services PMI
The au Jibun Bank Japan Services PMI is compiled by S&P Global from responses to questionnaires sent to a panel of around 400 service sector companies. The sectors covered include consumer (excluding retail), transport, information, communication, finance, insurance, real estate and business services. The headline figure is the Services Business Activity Index. This is a diffusion index calculated from a question that asks for changes in the volume of business activity compared with one month previously. The Services Business Activity Index is comparable to the Manufacturing Output Index. The index varies between 0 and 100, with a reading above 50 indicating an overall increase compared to the previous month, and below 50 an overall decrease. This is only a limited sample of PMI headline data displayed on the Customer’s service, under licence from S&P Global. Full historic PMI headline data and all other PMI sub-index data and histories are available on subscription from S&P Global. Contact economics@spglobal.com for more details.


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Japan Services Activity Rebounds
The au Jibun Bank Japan Services PMI rose to 50.2 in November 2024, up from 49.7 in the previous month, which had marked the lowest figure in four months, according to a flash reading. The upturn occurred alongside a modest expansion in new orders, with the pace remaining largely unchanged from October. Meanwhile, the decline in overseas orders slowed. Work backlogs rose at the fastest rate in eight months, indicating capacity pressures. In response, firms increased employment levels, achieving the strongest job creation rate since July. On the pricing front, input costs continued to rise significantly, albeit at a softer rate. However, companies transferred these costs to clients through a historically sharp and accelerated increase in selling prices. Lastly, sentiment strengthened.
2024-11-22
Japan Services PMI Revised Upward
Services PMI was revised higher to 49.7 in October 2024 from preliminary estimates of 49.3 and after a final 53.1 in the prior month. It was the first drop in the service sector since June, as new business slowed due to a renewed and moderate reduction in exports that was the steepest since June 2022. Employment increased for the thirteenth consecutive month and the fastest pace in three months, as firms had sufficient capacity to work through existing work, albeit fractional depletion in the level of outstanding business. Regarding prices, input cost inflation accelerated and remained well above the long-run survey average due to higher labor and raw material costs. Meanwhile, output cost inflation has little changed amid ongoing pressure on profitability. Finally, confidence eased to a 31-month low due to concerns that demand would stay stagnant.
2024-11-06
Japan Services PMI Falls to 32-Month Low
The au Jibun Bank Japan Services PMI slipped to 49.3 in October 2024 from a final 53.1 in the prior month, flash data showed. It was the first drop in the service sector since June and the steepest pace since February 2022, as there was a renewed reduction in new business in the face of the economic weakness both a domestic and international level. Meanwhile, employment grew at a softer pace, with firms reporting they had broadly sufficient capacity to fulfill existing workloads. Regarding prices, input cost inflation climbed but companies raised average charges at the slowest rate in 11 months to help sales. Lastly, confidence eased sharply, due to concerns that demand would stay stagnant amid labor shortages.
2024-10-24