Core machine orders in Japan jumped a seasonally adjusted 8.0 percent on month in July, the Cabinet Office said on Monday, cited by rttnews - coming in at 853.3 billion yen.
That beat forecasts for an increase of 4.1 percent following the 1.9 percent decline in June.
On a yearly basis, core machine orders tumbled 7.5 percent - again beating expectations for a decline of 7.8 percent following the 5.2 percent decline in the previous month.
The total value of machine orders, which includes volatile ones for ships and electric power companies, added 4.9 percent on month and 10.2 percent on year to 2,382.2 billion yen.