Japan Changes In Inventories
Japan · Quarterly series · EC-JP-IC
Latest, Q2 2026
-2.41T JPY
-666.40B JPY from Q1 2026
Forecast
Forecast for Q2 2027: -181.98B JPY, with an 80% interval of -2.70T JPY to 2.17T JPY.
| Period | Forecast | 80% low | 80% high |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -1.33T JPY | -4.36T JPY | 2.14T JPY |
| Q4 2026 | -846.37B JPY | -5.29T JPY | 3.65T JPY |
| Q1 2027 | -484.42B JPY | -3.30T JPY | 2.28T JPY |
| Q2 2027 | -181.98B JPY | -2.70T JPY | 2.17T JPY |
AI confidence
Needs refreshThe data refresh is due. Confidence will be reassessed against the refreshed history.
Model: Agentic Investor TSFM (foundation model)
- Accuracy vs naive
- n/aNot evaluated
- Direction
- n/aNot evaluated
- Turning points
- n/aNot evaluated
How this assessment is made
AI confidence describes historical evidence for this forecast, not a probability of being correct. Each backtest fits on data available before its test window. The baseline carries the last value forward. Supported evidence requires at least six complete, non-overlapping tests, an error ratio below 0.90 (rounded to two decimals), and wins in a majority of tests. Ratios from 0.90 to below 1.10 are on par; 1.10 or above is weak evidence. Inconsistent wins produce mixed evidence. For a selected model, only the recent tests excluded from model selection determine this label. These are historical simulations using the available data, not a live trading track record; revisions and foundation-model pretraining can limit how closely they reproduce a past decision. Past performance can change.
Model comparison
Comparison pendingA new ticker first receives its serving model's forecast and evaluation. An eligible nightly batch can compare both candidates, subject to call budgets and retry limits.
Reading
It is above 3% of the 39 earlier readings since Q3 2016.
Recent history (24 observations)
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | -2.41T JPY |
| Q1 2026 | -1.74T JPY |
| Q4 2025 | -1.45T JPY |
| Q3 2025 | 526.30B JPY |
| Q2 2025 | 999.30B JPY |
| Q1 2025 | 2.58T JPY |
| Q4 2024 | -934.70B JPY |
| Q3 2024 | 484.20B JPY |
| Q2 2024 | -1.38T JPY |
| Q1 2024 | -672.50B JPY |
| Q4 2023 | -801.30B JPY |
| Q3 2023 | -2.36T JPY |
| Q2 2023 | 1.05T JPY |
| Q1 2023 | 1.13T JPY |
| Q4 2022 | 2.00T JPY |
| Q3 2022 | 2.37T JPY |
| Q2 2022 | 1.98T JPY |
| Q1 2022 | 3.18T JPY |
| Q4 2021 | 2.51T JPY |
| Q3 2021 | 2.45T JPY |
| Q2 2021 | 670.50B JPY |
| Q1 2021 | 746.40B JPY |
| Q4 2020 | -3.55T JPY |
| Q3 2020 | -2.17T JPY |
Source
Data: public market data feeds.
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