---
status: not_available
error: "Connection timeout to METI source domain (www.meti.go.jp). Search indicates report was scheduled for release March 31, 2026, 08:50 JST (23:50 UTC March 30), but direct retrieval failed due to infrastructure timeout."
group_key: 402548
date_searched: 2026-03-31T00:15:00Z
urls_tried:
  - http://www.meti.go.jp
  - https://www.meti.go.jp/english/statistics/tyo/iip/index.html
---

# Source Document Not Available

The source document for the Japan Industrial Production (Preliminary) release for February 2026 could not be retrieved.

**Reason:** 
The Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) website (meti.go.jp) is experiencing significant latency or connection issues from this environment. Multiple `curl` attempts to the primary statistics page timed out after 20+ seconds of inactivity.

**Indicators requested:** 
- Industrial Production MoM Prel (Feb)
- Industrial Production YoY Prel (Feb)

**Context:**
Perplexity search confirms the report was officially scheduled for release on March 31, 2026, at 08:50 JST (approximately 25 minutes prior to this attempt). While the release time has passed, the document could not be fetched directly for conversion to markdown.

**Payload Reference:**
- ID: 402548 / 401818
- Country: JP
- Source: Ministry of Economy Trade and Industry (METI)
- Actual (MoM): -2.1%
- Actual (YoY): 0.3%