Next release Sunday, 15 November 2026, 18:50 New York. Every release since 14 Feb 2016: 86 on record, actual against forecast. High impact for the JPY. Updated within the hour of each release.
The last Japan GDP Growth Rate QoQ (Q2 2026 · final, released 7 Sept 2026) came in at 0.4%, in line with the 0.4% forecast; the previous reading was 0.5%. The next Japan GDP Growth Rate QoQ is due Sunday, 15 November 2026 at 18:50 New York time (Q3 2026 · preliminary), with the forecast at 0.1%.
Since 2016, Japan GDP Growth Rate QoQ has come in above forecast 44% of the time and below 45% (86 releases with a forecast); over the last 12 it beat 50%.
The average miss against forecast over the last 24 releases was 0.3%: higher than expected is good for the JPY.
| Released | Period | Actual | Forecast | Previous | Vs forecast |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Sept 2026 19:50 | Q2 2026 · final | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.5% | in line |
| 16 Aug 2026 19:50 | Q2 2026 · preliminary | 0.3% | 0.5% | 0.5% | below |
| 7 Jun 2026 19:50 | Q1 2026 · final | 0.5% | 0.3% | 0.3% | above |
| 18 May 2026 19:50 | Q1 2026 · preliminary | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.1% | above |
| 9 Mar 2026 19:50 | Q4 2025 · final | 0.3% | 0.3% | -0.4% | in line |
| 15 Feb 2026 18:50 | Q4 2025 · preliminary | 0.1% | 0.4% | -0.4% | below |
| 7 Dec 2025 18:50 | Q3 2025 · final | -0.4% | -0.5% | 0.1% | above |
| 16 Nov 2025 18:50 | Q3 2025 · preliminary | -0.4% | -0.6% | 0.3% | above |
| 7 Sept 2025 19:50 | Q2 2025 · final | 0.1% | 0.3% | 0.5% | below |
| 14 Aug 2025 19:50 | Q2 2025 · preliminary | 0.3% | 0.1% | -0.2% | above |
| 8 Jun 2025 19:50 | Q1 2025 · final | 0.5% | -0.2% | 0.4% | above |
| 15 May 2025 19:50 | Q1 2025 · preliminary | -0.2% | -0.1% | 0.7% | below |
| 10 Mar 2025 19:50 | Q4 2024 · final | 0.4% | 0.7% | 0.8% | below |
| 16 Feb 2025 18:50 | Q4 2024 · preliminary | 0.7% | 0.3% | 0.2% | above |
| 8 Dec 2024 18:50 | Q3 2024 · final | 0.8% | 0.2% | -0.1% | above |
| 14 Nov 2024 18:50 | Q3 2024 · preliminary | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.8% | in line |
| 8 Sept 2024 19:50 | Q2 2024 · final | -0.1% | 0.8% | -0.1% | below |
| 14 Aug 2024 19:50 | Q2 2024 · preliminary | 0.8% | 0.5% | -0.5% | above |
| 9 Jun 2024 19:50 | Q1 2024 · final | -0.1% | -0.5% | 0.5% | above |
| 15 May 2024 19:50 | Q1 2024 · preliminary | -0.5% | -0.4% | -0.1% | below |
| 10 Mar 2024 19:50 | Q4 2023 · final | 0.5% | 0.3% | -1.3% | above |
| 14 Feb 2024 18:50 | Q4 2023 · preliminary | -0.1% | 0.3% | -0.5% | below |
| 7 Dec 2023 18:50 | Q3 2023 · final | -1.3% | -0.5% | 0.1% | below |
| 14 Nov 2023 18:50 | Q3 2023 · preliminary | -0.5% | -0.1% | 1.5% | below |
| 7 Sept 2023 19:50 | Q2 2023 · final | 0.1% | 1.3% | 0.9% | below |
| 14 Aug 2023 19:50 | Q2 2023 · preliminary | 1.5% | 0.8% | 0.4% | above |
| 7 Jun 2023 19:50 | Q1 2023 · final | 0.9% | 0.5% | 0.5% | above |
| 16 May 2023 19:50 | Q1 2023 · preliminary | 0.4% | 0.1% | 0.2% | above |
| 8 Mar 2023 18:50 | Q4 2022 · final | 0.5% | 0.2% | -0.3% | above |
| 13 Feb 2023 18:50 | Q4 2022 · preliminary | 0.2% | 0.5% | -0.3% | below |
| 7 Dec 2022 18:50 | Q3 2022 · final | -0.3% | -0.3% | 1% | in line |
| 14 Nov 2022 18:50 | Q3 2022 · preliminary | -0.3% | 0.3% | 0.5% | below |
| 7 Sept 2022 19:50 | Q2 2022 · final | 1% | 0.7% | -0.4% | above |
| 14 Aug 2022 19:50 | Q2 2022 · preliminary | 0.5% | 0.6% | -0.2% | below |
| 7 Jun 2022 19:50 | Q1 2022 · final | -0.4% | -0.3% | 1.2% | below |
| 17 May 2022 19:50 | Q1 2022 · preliminary | -0.2% | -0.4% | 1.3% | above |
| 8 Mar 2022 18:50 | Q4 2021 · final | 1.2% | 1.4% | -0.2% | below |
| 14 Feb 2022 18:50 | Q4 2021 · preliminary | 1.3% | 1.4% | -0.8% | below |
| 7 Dec 2021 18:50 | Q3 2021 · final | -0.2% | -0.8% | 0.6% | above |
| 14 Nov 2021 18:50 | Q3 2021 · preliminary | -0.8% | -0.2% | 0.3% | below |
| 7 Sept 2021 19:50 | Q2 2021 · final | 0.6% | 0.4% | 1.2% | above |
| 15 Aug 2021 19:50 | Q2 2021 · preliminary | 0.3% | 0.2% | -1.3% | above |
| 7 Jun 2021 19:50 | Q1 2021 · final | 1.2% | -1.2% | 1.7% | above |
| 17 May 2021 19:50 | Q1 2021 · preliminary | -1.3% | -1.2% | 3% | below |
| 8 Mar 2021 18:50 | Q4 2020 · final | 1.7% | 3% | 5% | below |
| 14 Feb 2021 18:50 | Q4 2020 · preliminary | 3% | 2.3% | 5% | above |
| 7 Dec 2020 18:50 | Q3 2020 · final | 5% | 5% | -7.2% | in line |
| 15 Nov 2020 18:50 | Q3 2020 · preliminary | 5% | 4.4% | -7.8% | above |
| 7 Sept 2020 19:50 | Q2 2020 · final | -7.2% | -8.1% | 0.3% | above |
| 16 Aug 2020 19:50 | Q2 2020 · preliminary | -7.8% | -7.6% | -0.9% | below |
| 7 Jun 2020 19:50 | Q1 2020 · final | 0.3% | -0.7% | -2.9% | above |
| 17 May 2020 19:50 | Q1 2020 · preliminary | -0.9% | -1.2% | -1.6% | above |
| 8 Mar 2020 19:50 | Q4 2019 · final | -2.9% | -1.7% | 0.1% | below |
| 16 Feb 2020 18:50 | Q4 2019 · preliminary | -1.6% | -0.9% | 0.1% | below |
| 8 Dec 2019 18:50 | Q3 2019 · final | 0.1% | 0.2% | 0.4% | below |
| 13 Nov 2019 18:50 | Q3 2019 · preliminary | 0.1% | 0.2% | 0.4% | below |
| 8 Sept 2019 19:50 | Q2 2019 · final | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.1% | above |
| 8 Aug 2019 19:50 | Q2 2019 · preliminary | 0.4% | 0.1% | 0.5% | above |
| 9 Jun 2019 19:50 | Q1 2019 · final | 0.1% | 0.5% | 0.1% | below |
| 19 May 2019 19:50 | Q1 2019 · preliminary | 0.5% | 0% | 0.3% | above |
| 7 Mar 2019 18:50 | Q4 2018 · final | 0.1% | 0.4% | -0.5% | below |
| 13 Feb 2019 18:50 | Q4 2018 · preliminary | 0.3% | 0.4% | -0.3% | below |
| 9 Dec 2018 18:50 | Q3 2018 · final | -0.5% | -0.5% | 0.6% | in line |
| 13 Nov 2018 18:50 | Q3 2018 · preliminary | -0.3% | -0.3% | 0.5% | in line |
| 9 Sept 2018 19:50 | Q2 2018 · final | 0.6% | 0.7% | -0.2% | below |
| 9 Aug 2018 19:50 | Q2 2018 · preliminary | 0.5% | 0.3% | -0.2% | above |
| 7 Jun 2018 19:50 | Q1 2018 · final | -0.2% | -0.1% | 0.2% | below |
| 15 May 2018 19:50 | Q1 2018 · preliminary | -0.2% | 0% | 0.1% | below |
| 7 Mar 2018 18:50 | Q4 2017 · final | 0.2% | 0.2% | 1.2% | in line |
| 13 Feb 2018 18:50 | Q4 2017 · preliminary | 0.1% | 0.2% | 0.3% | below |
| 7 Dec 2017 18:50 | Q3 2017 · final | 1.2% | 0.4% | 0.3% | above |
| 14 Nov 2017 18:50 | Q3 2017 · preliminary | 0.3% | 0.3% | 1% | in line |
| 7 Sept 2017 19:50 | Q2 2017 · final | 0.3% | 0.7% | 0.7% | below |
| 13 Aug 2017 19:50 | Q2 2017 · preliminary | 1% | 0.6% | 0.5% | above |
| 7 Jun 2017 19:50 | Q1 2017 · final | 0.7% | 0.6% | 0% | above |
| 18 May 2017 19:50 | Q1 2017 · preliminary | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.2% | above |
| 7 Mar 2017 18:50 | Q4 2016 · final | 0% | 0.4% | 0.2% | below |
| 12 Feb 2017 18:50 | Q4 2016 · preliminary | 0.2% | 0.3% | 0.5% | below |
| 7 Dec 2016 18:50 | Q3 2016 · final | 0.2% | 0.6% | -0.3% | below |
| 13 Nov 2016 18:50 | Q3 2016 · preliminary | 0.5% | 0.2% | 0% | above |
| 7 Sept 2016 19:50 | Q2 2016 · final | -0.3% | 0% | 0.8% | below |
| 14 Aug 2016 19:50 | Q2 2016 · preliminary | 0% | 0.2% | 0.4% | below |
| 7 Jun 2016 19:50 | Q1 2016 · final | 0.8% | 0.5% | -0.2% | above |
| 17 May 2016 19:50 | Q1 2016 · preliminary | 0.4% | 0.1% | -0.4% | above |
| 7 Mar 2016 18:50 | Q4 2015 · final | -0.2% | -0.4% | 0.1% | above |
| 14 Feb 2016 18:50 | Q4 2015 · preliminary | -0.4% | -0.3% | -0.2% | below |
The next Japan GDP Growth Rate QoQ is due Sunday, 15 November 2026 at 18:50 New York time (Q3 2026 · preliminary), with the forecast at 0.1%.
The last Japan GDP Growth Rate QoQ (Q2 2026 · final, released 7 Sept 2026) came in at 0.4%, in line with the 0.4% forecast; the previous reading was 0.5%.
Japan GDP Growth Rate QoQ is released every 6–8 weeks by Cabinet Office. CRTLAB has 86 releases on record since 14 Feb 2016.
Since 2016, Japan GDP Growth Rate QoQ has come in above forecast 44% of the time and below 45% (86 releases with a forecast); over the last 12 it beat 50%.
The highest was 5% (Q3 2020) and the lowest -7.8% (Q2 2020). The five-year average is 0.21%.
Usually yes: a reading above forecast is the good surprise for the JPY, and the bigger the surprise the bigger the move. On this page, green marks a release that was good for the JPY against its forecast, red one that was bad.
Japan's industrialized, free market economy is the fourth biggest in the world. Japan has the largest electronics industry and the third largest automobile industry in the world.