September Monthly Economic Report keeps its assessment that the economy is "recovering moderately"The government's view stayed at "the economy is slowly recovering"
The Monthly Economic Report released by the Cabinet Office on September 29, 2026 stated that the economy "is recovering moderately, but the impact of the situation in the Middle East and natural disasters needs to be watched closely." Three items changed in wording from the previous month: public investment, the trade and services balance, and production.Every month, the government (the Cabinet Office) announces how Japan's economy is doing. In September, as in the previous month, its view was that "the economy is recovering moderately." However, it also wrote that we need to watch the effects of the situation in the Middle East and natural disasters.
August reportSeptember report
Public investmentPerforming firmlyPerforming resiliently
Trade and services balanceRoughly balancedIn deficit
ProductionFlatShowing signs of picking up on the whole
- ○Applies: The economy is recovering moderately
- ○Applies: Production is showing signs of picking up
- ○Applies: Personal consumption is showing signs of picking up
- ×Does not apply: The trade and services balance is in deficit