TOKYO (AFX-ASIA) - Private sector machinery orders in the second quarter to June are expected to rise 0.4 pct from the previous quarter after falling 7.0 pct in the first quarter to March, the Cabinet Office said.
The data excludes shipbuilding and power generation equipment orders.
The Cabinet Office provided the following breakdown of the second quarter to June estimates, compared with the previous first quarter figures:
Manufacturing - down 2.3 pct, down 12.8 pct
Non-manufacturing - up 2.6 pct, down 2.8 pct
Public sector - down 14.7 pct, up 1.4 pct
Offshore - down 1.2 pct, down 0.5 pct