Economic releases, October 2026
Time (UTC)ReleasePeriodStatus
Thursday 8 October 2026
23:30Household spendingAug 2026Aug 2026Published
Wednesday 14 October 2026
23:50Machinery ordersAug 2026Aug 2026Scheduled
Thursday 15 October 2026
04:30Retail sales, finalAug 2026Aug 2026Scheduled
04:30Industrial production, finalAug 2026Aug 2026Scheduled
Monday 19 October 2026
04:30Services outputAug 2026Aug 2026Scheduled
Thursday 29 October 2026
23:50Retail sales, preliminarySep 2026Sep 2026Scheduled
23:50Industrial production, preliminarySep 2026Sep 2026Scheduled

Common questions

When is the next economic release in Japan?

Machinery orders for Aug 2026, scheduled for 14 Oct 2026, 23:50 UTC.

Which time zone are the times in?

All times are in UTC. A release keeps the publisher's own date, so one published late in the evening locally can fall on the next UTC day.

What does “By” mean?

“By” marks a deadline: the publisher will release no later than that date, not necessarily on it.

How often is the calendar updated?

Every hour, and every 5 minutes on release days.

Source
Official publisher schedules, checked every hour (every 5 minutes on release days)
Economics methodology →
API
GET /v1/economics/calendar
API reference →
Country
Japan economic data
Japan →