Recovery in the Information Services Industry and Growth in Software Demand

「ＤＸ（デジタルトランスフォーメーション）技術を活用した業務効率化や企業の基幹システム刷新、生成ＡＩやAgentic AI（一般的にＡＩエージェントと呼ばれる）の活用拡大、成長分野へのデジタル投資などＩＴ投資需要は依然として旺盛であることを示しております。」

「The software investment plan for March 2026 was up 10.5% year on year, indicating that IT investment demand remains strong, driven by the promotion of DX (digital transformation) to improve operational efficiency and address labor shortages, as well as the renewal of companies' core systems.」

「According to the Bank of Japan's September 2025 Tankan (Short-Term Economic Survey of Enterprises), the software investment plan for September 2025 was up 12.9% year on year, indicating that corporate IT investment demand remains strong, driven by efforts to address labor shortages through the use of DX (digital transformation) technologies and the renewal of core systems.」

「According to the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications' "Current Survey of Service Industries," total sales in the information services industry in January 2025 increased 15.4% year on year, marking the 34th consecutive monthly increase. Within this total, sales in the contracted software development industry increased 21.8%. Corporate demand for IT investment remains strong as companies advance reforms to business processes and business models using DX (digital transformation) technologies.」

「Total sales in the information services industry in August 2024 increased 3.7% year on year. By category, sales of the mainstay "contracted software" increased 6.9%, "software products" declined 10.0%, and "system operation and management services" increased 1.8%. Although results varied by type of business activity, the figures indicate that companies' appetite for IT investment remains strong, including product development to reform operations and expand businesses using DX (digital transformation) technologies and the replacement of legacy systems.」

「Total sales in the information services industry in February 2024 increased 9.3% year on year. Sales of the mainstay "contracted software" increased 10.6% year on year, "software products" increased 10.3%, and "system operation and management services" increased 3.7%. Corporate demand for IT investment remains strong as companies advance reforms to business processes and business models using DX (digital transformation) technologies.」

「Total sales in the information services industry in November 2023 increased 4.0% year on year. By category, sales of the mainstay "contracted software" increased 8.1%, "software products" declined 13.5%, and "system operation and management services" increased 0.7%. Although results varied by type of business activity, demand for DX (digital transformation)-related IT investment aimed at addressing labor shortages and reducing and streamlining workloads remained strong.」

「Total sales in the information services industry in August 2023 increased 7.7% year on year, marking the 17th consecutive monthly increase. By category, sales of the mainstay "contracted software" increased 10.4%, "software products" declined 2.1%, and "system operation and management services" increased 4.7%. Although companies' appetite for IT investment, particularly investment related to DX (digital transformation), remains strong amid system upgrades, the results varied by type of business activity.」

「Total sales in the information services industry in May 2023 increased 8.3% year on year, marking the 14th consecutive monthly increase. By category, sales of the mainstay "contracted software" increased 10.9%, "software products" increased 7.2%, and "system operation and management services" increased 3.1%. The figures indicate that companies' appetite for IT investment remains strong, including investment in product development to expand businesses and strengthen competitiveness and business-process reform through DX (digital transformation).」

「Total sales in the information services industry in November 2022 increased 7.1% year on year, marking the eighth consecutive monthly increase. By category, sales of the mainstay "contracted software" increased 8.7%, "software products" increased 3.8%, and "system operation and management services" increased 7.1%. Companies continued to transform their business structures in anticipation of living with COVID-19 and invest in product development and DX (digital transformation) to strengthen competitiveness, indicating that appetite for IT investment remains strong.」

「Total sales in the information services industry in August 2022 increased 7.3% year on year, marking the fifth consecutive monthly increase. By category, sales of the mainstay "contracted software" increased 5.9%, "software products" increased 18.5%, and "system operation and management services" increased 2.0%. The figures indicate that, despite increasing uncertainty over the outlook, companies' appetite for IT investment, particularly DX (digital transformation) investment aimed at expanding their businesses and strengthening competitiveness, remains strong.」

「Total sales in the information services industry in May 2022 increased 4.2% year on year, marking the second consecutive monthly increase. By category, sales of the mainstay "contracted software" increased 5.2% and "software products" increased 1.3%, while "system operation and management services" declined 1.9%. The figures indicate that demand for corporate IT investment, particularly investment related to DX (digital transformation), remains strong.」

「Total sales in the information services industry in February 2022 increased 5.8% year on year, marking the 11th consecutive monthly increase. Sales of the mainstay "contracted software" increased 2.3% year on year, "software products" increased 27.8%, and "system operation and management services" increased 0.9%, indicating a recovery from the phase of restrained IT investment during the COVID-19 pandemic.」

「Total sales in the information services industry in November 2021 increased 7.6% year on year. By category, sales of the mainstay "contracted software" increased 5.8%, "software products" increased 18.8%, and "system operation and management services" increased 2.0%. The industry appears to have emerged from the phase of restrained IT investment during the COVID-19 pandemic and shifted to a growth trend.」

「Total sales in the information services industry in August 2021 increased 3.4% year on year. By category, sales of the mainstay "contracted software" increased 6.1%, while "software products" fell 3.7% and "system operation and management services" fell 1.6%. The figures reflect a polarized market, with some companies cautious about IT investment due to the impact of COVID-19 and others actively investing.」

「Total sales in the information services industry in May 2021 increased 8.1% year on year, marking the second consecutive monthly increase. By category, sales of the mainstay "contracted software" increased 8.7%, "software products" increased 16.1%, and "system operation and management services" increased 4.8%. The market is on an expansionary trend, driven by investment to build remote-work environments and the continued progress of digital transformation (DX).」

「Total sales in the information services industry increased 3.3% year on year in January 2021, the first increase in six months, but fell 4.1% year on year in February 2021, declining again after the previous month's increase.」

「Total sales in the information services industry in November 2020 fell 1.2% year on year, marking the fourth consecutive monthly decline. By category, sales of the mainstay "contracted software" fell 1.4%, "software products" fell 1.3%, and "system operation and management services" increased 0.3%.」

「Total sales in the information services industry in August 2020 fell 3.5% year on year, marking the first decline in two months. By category, sales of the mainstay "contracted software" fell 3.0%, "software products" increased 4.0%, and "system operation and management services" declined 2.2%.」

「Total sales in the information services industry in May 2020 declined 4.1% year on year, marking the first decline in 20 months. By category, contracted software declined 6.5% year on year, software products increased 9.0%, and contracted systems and other operations management services declined 1.2%.」

「Total sales in the information services industry in February 2020 increased 4.4% year on year, marking 17 consecutive months of growth.」

「Total sales in the information services industry in November 2019 increased for the 14th consecutive month year on year, although the monthly increase was modest at 0.1%. By category, contracted software increased 2.9% year on year, while software products declined 9.8% and contracted systems and other operations management services declined 0.6%.」

「Meanwhile, according to the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry's Survey of Selected Service Industries, total sales in the information services industry, to which the group belongs, increased 6.4% year on year in August 2019, marking 11 consecutive months of growth. By category, contracted software increased 4.3% year on year, software products increased 14.6%, and contracted systems and other operations management services increased 1.7%, reflecting corporate IT investment demand driven by business transformation using digital technologies and measures to address the increasingly serious labor shortage.」

「Total sales in the information services industry in May 2019 increased 4.2% year on year, marking 8 consecutive months of growth. By category, contracted software increased 5.1% year on year, software products increased 8.0%, and contracted systems and other operations management services declined 1.4%.」

「Total sales in the information services industry remained broadly flat in the first half of fiscal 2018, from April through September, but increased 5.8% year on year in October 2018 and continued to rise for 5 consecutive months, reaching a 3.4% year-on-year increase in February 2019.」

「Total sales in the information services industry in November 2018 increased 6.0% year on year. Although sales had remained broadly flat during the current period, including months of year-on-year declines, they increased for the second consecutive month following a 5.4% year-on-year increase in October. By category, contracted software increased 3.9% year on year, software products increased 23.4%, and contracted systems and other operations management services increased 2.5%.」

「Total sales in the information services industry in August 2018 increased 1.2% year on year, turning upward again after declining in July. By category, contracted software declined 1.2% year on year, while software products increased 8.8% and contracted systems and other operations management services increased 3.6%.」

「According to the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry's Survey of Selected Service Industries, total sales in the information services industry, to which the group belongs, increased 1.0% year on year in May 2018, turning upward after 3 consecutive months of declines. By category, however, contracted software declined 0.9% year on year, while software products increased 5.5% and contracted systems and other operations management services increased 3.4%. Contracted software had declined year on year for 5 consecutive months.」

「Total sales in the information services industry had increased for 2 consecutive months after declining 3.2% year on year in November 2017, but declined 1.7% year on year again in February 2018. Contracted software declined 4.0% year on year.」

「Total sales in the information services industry in November 2017 increased 7.7% year on year. Although sales had temporarily declined 0.2% year on year in August 2017, they increased for 3 consecutive months from September. By category, contracted software declined 4.6% year on year, while software products increased 61.4% and contracted systems and other operations management services increased 4.8%.」

「Total sales in the information services industry had increased year on year for 12 consecutive months through July 2017, but declined 0.2% year on year in August. By category, contracted software declined 2.2% year on year, while software products increased 9.1% and contracted systems and other operations management services increased 2.7%.」

「Total sales in the information services industry in May 2017 increased 3.6% year on year, marking 10 consecutive months of growth.」

「Total sales in the information services industry in February 2017 increased 2.3% year on year, marking 7 consecutive months of growth despite a temporary 1.0% year-on-year decline in July 2016.」

「According to the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry's Survey of Selected Service Industries, total sales in the information services industry, to which the group belongs, declined 0.1% and 0.8% year on year in June and July 2016, respectively, before turning upward from August and reaching a 6.6% year-on-year increase in November. By category, contracted software increased 2.8% year on year, software products increased 25.2%, and contracted systems and other operations management services increased 5.0%.」

「Total sales in the information services industry declined 0.1% and 0.8% year on year in June and July 2016, respectively, before turning upward in August, when they increased 4.0% year on year. By category, contracted software increased 2.6% year on year, software products increased 4.4%, and contracted systems and other operations management services increased 6.2%.」

「Meanwhile, according to the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry's Survey of Selected Service Industries, total sales in the information services industry in May 2016 increased 3.5% year on year. Although sales had temporarily declined 2.0% year on year in March 2016, they recovered, posting growth in the 3% range for 2 consecutive months. Sales of the core category, contracted software, increased 1.4% year on year, software products increased 16.3%, and contracted systems and other operations management services increased 2.8%.」