１月機械受注、１．７％減　基調判断「足元弱含み」に下方修正―内閣府

　内閣府が１８日発表した１月の機械受注統計（季節調整値）によると、企業の設備投資の先行指標となる民間需要（変動の大きい船舶・電力を除く）の受注額は前月比１．７％減の８２３８億円となった。マイナスは２カ月ぶり。基調判断は、前月までの「足踏みが見られる」から「足元は弱含んでいる」に引き下げた。下方修正は２０２２年１１月以来１４カ月ぶり。
　民需の内訳は、製造業が１３．２％減の３６２３億円と２カ月ぶりのマイナス。自動車・同付属品で電子計算機やモーターなどの需要が低調だったほか、前月大きく伸びた化学工業が減少したことも響いた。非製造業は６．５％増の４６３９億円と４カ月ぶりに前月を上回った。運輸業・郵便業で鉄道車両などが好調だったことに加え、情報サービス業で通信機や電子計算機が伸びた。（2024/03/18-10:32）

Japan's seasonally adjusted core machinery orders in January dropped 1.7 pct from the previous month, the Cabinet Office said Monday.
   Private-sector orders excluding those for ships and power equipment, closely watched as a leading indicator of corporate capital spending, totaled 823.8 billion yen, falling for the first time in two months.
   The Cabinet Office lowered its basic assessment on machinery orders for the first time since November 2022, saying that they are weakening. In the previous month, the agency said that machinery orders were at a standstill.
   Orders from manufacturers fell 13.2 pct to 362.3 billion yen, decreasing for the first time in two months.
   The result reflected a decline in orders from chemical makers that followed a large increase in the previous month, and also sluggish demand for motors and computers from automobile and auto parts makers.