boj speech, 2025-04-17
Looking at the latest developments, industrial production increased for the October-December quarter of 2024, reflecting (1) a dissipation of the effects of automakers suspending operations at factories in the previous quarter due to the typhoon, and (2) a concentration of projects to manufacture semiconductor production equipment; however, industrial production has since declined somewhat, mainly reflecting a dissipation of the effects of the concentration of such projects.
Sentiment: neutral
Topic: mp_economic_activity