Japan – domestic strength
Data today continue the theme of export sluggishness v domestic strength. Exports underwhelmed in April, but the post-covid pick-up in domestic machine orders continued through March.
![Japan – domestic strength](/content/images/size/w2000/2024/05/Japan--machine-orders--domestic--JPY-bn.png)
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