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Japan Gross Domestic Product (GDP) Planned 2021-08-16 08:50 Asia/Tokyo: data, chart, and analysis

Japan Gross Domestic Product (GDP) came in at 574.087 on Aug 16, 2021, compared with 570.639 previously. See the full release history, chart, Bank of Japan context, and API access for this series.

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Actual
574.087
Previous
570.639
Forecast
--
Reference period
2021-06-30

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Japan Gross Domestic Product (GDP) release chart

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

Japan Gross Domestic Product (GDP) chart through 2021-06-30
JPY Gross Domestic Product (GDP) readings through 2021-06-30. Latest: 574.087.

Gross Domestic Product (GDP) release read

Japan Gross Domestic Product (GDP) came in at 574.087 on Aug 16, 2021, compared with 570.639 previously. See the full release history, chart, Bank of Japan context, and API access for this series.

The parent Gross Domestic Product (GDP) 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_gdp_2021-08-15
API announcement ID jpy_gdp_2021-06-30
Release time
Planned 2021-08-15 23:50 UTC
Reference period date 2021-06-30
Actual value 574.087
Previous value 570.639
Forecast --
Surprise --
Announcement timestamp 1629071400

API data for this announcement

The API endpoint returns the full Japan Gross Domestic Product (GDP) 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.

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Newer release

Planned 2021-11-15 08:50 Asia/Tokyo · 572.992

Older release

Planned 2021-05-18 08:50 Asia/Tokyo · 570.639

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Common questions about this release

The value, its publication time, the next scheduled date, and the official publisher for Japan Gross Domestic Product (GDP).

What did Japan Gross Domestic Product (GDP) come in at, and how did it compare with the forecast and the previous reading?

Japan Gross Domestic Product (GDP) was 574.087 JPY tn in Q2 2021. The previous reading was 570.639 JPY tn.

When was this Japan Gross Domestic Product (GDP) release published?

The official schedule lists Aug 16, 2021 at 08:50 Asia/Tokyo. The actual publication time is unavailable.

When is the next Japan Gross Domestic Product (GDP) release?

The next Japan Gross Domestic Product (GDP) release is scheduled for Nov 16, 2026.

What is the official source for Japan Gross Domestic Product (GDP)?

Cabinet Office publishes the official Gross Domestic Product (GDP) 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": 1629071400,
  "announcement_id": "jpy_gdp_2021-06-30",
  "announcement_source_url": "https://www.esri.cao.go.jp/jp/sna/e-stat_sna.xml",
  "capture_time_basis": "backfill_fetch_completed",
  "date": "2021-06-30",
  "observed_at_ns": 1791241712283642300,
  "official_planned_release_datetime": 1629071400,
  "previous_value": 570.639,
  "publication_time_basis": "official_schedule",
  "publication_time_precision": "minute",
  "publication_time_status": "unverified",
  "revisions": [
    {
      "epoch": null,
      "publication_time_precision": "unknown",
      "publication_time_status": "unknown",
      "val": 574.127,
      "vintage_status": "legacy_snapshot"
    },
    {
      "epoch": 1629071400,
      "val": 574.127
    },
    {
      "epoch": 1629071400,
      "val": 574.087
    },
    {
      "capture_time_basis": "backfill_fetch_completed",
      "epoch": 1629071400,
      "is_first_release": false,
      "observed_at_ns": 1791241712283642300,
      "publication_time_precision": "unknown",
      "publication_time_status": "assumed_historical",
      "val": 574.087,
      "vintage_status": "captured_snapshot"
    }
  ],
  "val": 574.087,
  "vintage_status": "captured_snapshot"
}