World / East Asia & Pacific / Japan
Evolution of the nowcast
Percent, seasonally adjusted annual rate. Shaded band: 70% range from historical nowcast errors at the same distance to the first official estimate (Cabinet Office).
Subcomponent contributions
What moved the nowcast
Latest data releases
| Date | Release | Source | Period | Actual | Model expected | Impact |
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Actual and expected are monthly % changes, or index levels for surveys. Impact is the change in the nowcast, in percentage points.
Upcoming data
| Expected | Release | Source | Period | Group |
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Expected dates follow each series' usual publication lag and can shift by a few days.
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Track record: nowcast vs official
Model versions
| Version | Date | Change | Error (RMSE) | Accuracy | Grade |
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Accuracy is the share of quarter-to-quarter GDP swings the final nowcast explained in the backtest (0% = no better than always predicting average growth). Grades run from A+ to C; see the methodology.