The Japan Procurement Index

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The Japan Procurement Index (JPI) — a monthly sentiment and operations panel of corporate procurement and purchasing staff, described in press coverage as Japan's first procurement-focused business-sentiment index. Five sub-indices form a weighted composite: purchase prices paid, inbound delivery delays, order quantities, number of quotation requests issued, and — the two indicators press coverage notes are internationally uncommon — supplier supply-stoppage notices and contract-review approaches. A reading above 50 means procurement got harder than the prior month. September 2026: composite 62.8 (August 63.8), purchase-price sub-index 85.5, order quantity 54.7, quotation requests 54.1, supplier stoppage or contract-review inquiries 55.2. Fieldwork runs days 1 to 10 of each month with publication on the 11th, drawn from a nationwide network described as exceeding 20,000 procurement professionals.