GDP components · Japan
Japan GDP Capital Expenditure QoQ Prel
The Japan GDP Capital Expenditure QoQ Prel is one part of the national accounts of Japan: what households spend, what businesses invest, what they earn, or how productive workers are.
- Importance
- Medium
- Released
- Quarterly
- Next release
- Currency
- JPY · Japanese yen
- Central bank
- The Bank of Japan
Latest figures
The latest release for Q2, published on 16 August 2026, came in at -1.2%, below the consensus of 0.4%, down from -1.0% the time before (revised).
A weaker figure than expected points to slowing activity: the Japanese yen tends to soften and markets price in lower rates.
Over the last 7 releases it ranged from -1.2% to 1.4%, averaging 0.5%.
| Released | For | Actual | Consensus | Previous |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 Aug 2026 | Q2 | -1.2% | 0.4% | -1.0% ® |
| 18 May 2026 | Q1 | 0.3% | 0.2% | 1.4% ® |
| 15 Feb 2026 | Q4 | 0.2% | 0.8% | -0.3% ® |
| 16 Nov 2025 | Q3 | 1% | – | 0.8% ® |
| 14 Aug 2025 | Q2 | 1.3% | 0.5% | 1% ® |
| 15 May 2025 | Q1 | 1.4% | 0.8% | 0.8% ® |
| 16 Feb 2025 | Q4 | 0.5% | 1% | -0.1% |
Why it matters
GDP's headline hides its drivers. Household spending is usually the largest part of demand; investment is the most cyclical and tells you about firms' confidence; productivity and labour costs decide whether growth can continue without inflation.
How it is calculated
the Statistics Bureau and the Cabinet Office estimates each component from surveys, tax and trade data, after inflation where noted ("real").
What changes mean
- Strong spending with weak income growth cannot last: watch the savings rate.
- Productivity growth lets wages rise without pushing up prices; unit labour costs show the opposite.
Higher than expected: A stronger figure than expected points to a healthier economy: it usually supports the Japanese yen and local stocks, and can push bond yields up.
Lower than expected: A weaker figure than expected points to slowing activity: the Japanese yen tends to soften and markets price in lower rates.
A short history
The components follow the expenditure approach to GDP set out by Keynesian economics in the 1930s and standardised in the System of National Accounts.
Questions
What is the Japan GDP Capital Expenditure QoQ Prel?
The Japan GDP Capital Expenditure QoQ Prel is one part of the national accounts of Japan: what households spend, what businesses invest, what they earn, or how productive workers are.
What was the latest Japan GDP Capital Expenditure QoQ Prel?
-1.2% for Q2, published on 16 August 2026 (consensus 0.4%, previous -1.0%).
When is the next Japan GDP Capital Expenditure QoQ Prel?
On Sunday 15 November 2026 at 23:50 UTC.
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