Flash Japan Manufacturing PMI down to seven-month low of 52.0 in June (53.1 in May).

Flash Manufacturing Output Index at 52.1 (54.0 in May).

Slowest growth for nine months. Exports rise further and job creation sustained.

Commenting on the Japanese Manufacturing PMI survey data, Paul Smith, Senior Economist at IHS Markit, which compiles the survey, said: "Slower growth was signalled in June, with both orders and output rising at the weakest rates since late last year amid reports of a slight softening in market conditions. "That said, external demand is holding up well, and the sector continues to operate within a solid growth range. This is helping support employment gains, whilst also enabling firms to pass costs on to clients to the greatest degree in over two-and-a-half years."