Economic Buzz: Japan factory activity returns to growth after 11-month contraction
The au Jibun Bank Japan Services PMI rose to 51.5 in June 2025 from a final 51.0 in May, according to a flash estimate, marked the third consecutive month of expansion in the services sector amid new orders and a modest increase in overseas sales.
The au Jibun Bank Japan Composite PMI rose to 51.4 in June 2025 from a final 50.2 in the prior month, flash data showed.
Japan?s manufacturing activity returned to growth in June after nearly a year of contraction, but demand conditions remain murky due to worries over US tariffs and the global economic outlook, a private-sector survey showed on Monday.
Meanwhile, the service sector?s expansion accelerated, pushing overall business activity to a four-month high, offering a counterbalance to the export-reliant factory sector amid diminished prospects for an early Japan-US trade deal.
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