Japan’s core machinery orders soared 19.1 percent on month in March, a sign that corporate Japan is turning more positive on business investment, data on Monday showed.
The rise in machinery orders, viewed as an indicator of capital spending in the months ahead, compared with a 6 percent rise forecast by economists polled by Reuters.
“This could be a sign that the stimulus-led demand so far is now turning into private demand growth for Japan and this is a very good sign,” said Takuji Okubo, principal & chief economist at Japan Macro Advisors.
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