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Japan Business Confidence 2026-03-12 08:50 Asia/Tokyo: data, chart, and analysis

Japan Business Confidence came in at 51 on Mar 11, 2026, compared with 52.45 previously. See the full release history, chart, Bank of Japan context, and API access for this series.

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Actual
51
Previous
52.45
Forecast
--
Reference period
2026-03-31

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Japan Business Confidence release chart

Market context, recent readings, and scenario notes for this announcement.

Japan Business Confidence chart through 2026-03-31
JPY Business Confidence readings through 2026-03-31. Latest: 51.

Business Confidence release read

Japan Business Confidence came in at 51 on Mar 11, 2026, compared with 52.45 previously. See the full release history, chart, Bank of Japan context, and API access for this series.

The parent Business Confidence page shows the full time series for Japan. This release page keeps the realised value, prior value, forecast, reference period, and publication time together for the individual announcement.

For JPY event-risk work, the important read is whether this print changes the recent trend or simply extends it. Compare the actual value with the previous and forecast fields above, then use the raw JSON below for backtests keyed to the stable announcement ID.

Release data snapshot

The values below are the citation fields for this announcement.

Public release ID jpy_business_confidence_2026-03-11
API announcement ID jpy_business_confidence_2026-03-31
Release time
2026-03-11 23:50 UTC
Reference period date 2026-03-31
Actual value 51
Previous value 52.45
Forecast --
Surprise --
Announcement timestamp 1773273000

API data for this announcement

The API endpoint returns the full Japan Business Confidence history. Clients can filter by date or match this row by announcement_id.

Forecasts live in the predictions endpoint and use the same announcement identifier where available. That is the preferred join key for realised values, forecast surprises, and release-event backtests.

More Japan Business Confidence releases

Move through adjacent announcement records for the same series.

Newer release

2026-06-11 08:50 Asia/Tokyo · 49.75

Older release

2025-12-11 08:50 Asia/Tokyo · 52.45

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Headline inflation: the year-over-year percentage change in the Consumer Price Index (CPI), the standard measure central banks target.

Common questions about this release

The value, its publication time, the next scheduled date, and the official publisher for Japan Business Confidence.

What did Japan Business Confidence come in at, and how did it compare with the forecast and the previous reading?

Japan Business Confidence was 51 Index (0-100 normalized) in Q1 2026. The previous reading was 52.45 Index (0-100 normalized).

When was this Japan Business Confidence release published?

This release was published on Mar 11, 2026 at 08:50 Asia/Tokyo.

When is the next Japan Business Confidence release?

The next Japan Business Confidence release is scheduled for Dec 10, 2026 at 08:50 Asia/Tokyo.

What is the official source for Japan Business Confidence?

Bank of Japan publishes the official Business Confidence series. FXMacroData stores every release with its announcement timestamp and serves it from the announcements endpoint for this series.

Raw announcement payload

Field names are preserved for traceability and downstream testing.

{
  "announcement_datetime": 1773273000,
  "announcement_id": "jpy_business_confidence_2026-03-31",
  "date": "2026-03-31",
  "original_val": 2.0,
  "previous_value": 52.45,
  "revisions": [
    {
      "epoch": 1773273000,
      "val": 51.0
    }
  ],
  "val": 51.0
}