Japan au Jibun Bank Services PMI in Japan

S&P Global · Monthly (flash + final) · Importance

52.0 (Oct-26) ABS · index · Monthly · CSV
0.7 (Oct-26) MOM · index · Monthly · CSV
-1.1 (Oct-26) YOY · index · Monthly · CSV
Periodindex
Oct 2026 52.0
Sep 2026 51.3
Aug 2026 52.3
Jul 2026 51.2
Jun 2026 52.2
May 2026 50.0
Periodindex
Oct 2026 0.7
Periodindex
Oct 2026 -1.1

About this indicator

Source
S&P Global Market Intelligence / au Jibun Bank
Frequency
Monthly (flash + final)
Release
Flash around the 23rd of the same month; final around the third working day of the following month. 09:30 JST (00:30 UTC).
What it is
The au Jibun Bank Japan Services PMI (Business Activity Index, compiled by S&P Global) is a diffusion index based on a survey of purchasing managers in the Japanese services sector. Above 50 signals expansion. Each month has a flash (preliminary) and a final reading.
How it's calculated
A diffusion index of services business activity, based on a single question about the change versus the previous month, seasonally adjusted.
Market implications
Services make up the bulk of Japanese GDP and, together with the manufacturing PMI, form the Composite PMI that leads private-sector activity. It is useful for reading the strength of domestic demand, more insulated from the export cycle.
Limitations
A qualitative survey: it reflects the direction of change, not its size. The flash reading is revised in the final.