Business Outlook Survey(April-June 2008)Jun 23 , 2008 |
１．Business conditions |
| Business
survey index (Difference of "up"-"down" compared with previous quarter) (%) |
|
Jan.-Mar. |
Apr.-Jun. |
Jul.-Sep. |
Oct.-Dec. |
||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Corporations with capital of 1 billion yen or over | |||||||
| All industries | -9.3 | -15.2 | 3.7 | 5.7 | |||
| Manufacturing | -12.9 | -15.1 | 5.3 | 8.5 | |||
| Non-manufacturing | -7.2 | -15.3 | 2.8 | 4.0 | |||
| Corporations with capital of 100 million to 1 billion yen | |||||||
| All industries | -14.1 | -18.1 | -5.7 | -0.4 | |||
| Manufacturing | -18.9 | -16.4 | -5.7 | 5.3 | |||
| Non-manufacturing | -12.6 | -18.6 | -5.8 | -2.1 | |||
| Corporations with capital of 10 to 100 million yen | |||||||
| All industries | -30.4 | -36.5 | -25.9 | -18.3 | |||
| Manufacturing | -32.7 | -37.5 | -24.7 | -18.2 | |||
| Non-manufacturing | -29.9 | -36.4 | -26.2 | -18.4 | |||
2．Domestic economic conditions |
| Business
survey index (Difference of "up"-"down" compared with previous quarter) (%) |
|
Jan.-Mar. |
Apr.-Jun. |
Jul.-Sep. |
Oct.-Dec. |
||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Corporations with capital of 1 billion yen or over | |||||
| All industries | -21.1 | -27.3 | -11.6 | -3.0 | |
| Manufacturing | -20.6 | -23.4 | -7.6 | 0.1 | |
| Non-manufacturing | -21.4 | -29.6 | -13.9 | -4.9 | |
| Corporations with capital of 100 million to 1 billion yen | |||||
| All industries | -28.3 | -37.4 | -27.0 | -14.5 | |
| Manufacturing | -29.3 | -33.8 | -23.3 | -5.6 | |
| Non-manufacturing | -27.9 | -38.5 | -28.2 | -17.3 | |
| Corporations with capital of 10 to 100 million yen | |||||
| All industries | -42.7 | -54.6 | -43.4 | -32.6 | |
| Manufacturing | -42.2 | -55.5 | -43.2 | -29.7 | |
| Non-manufacturing | -42.8 | -54.5 | -43.4 | -33.2 | |
3.Sales(compared with the previous year) |
|
(%) |
|
FY 2008 |
1st half FY 2008 |
2nd half FY 2008 |
|
|---|---|---|---|
| All industries | 0.6 | 0.8 | 0.4 |
| Manufacturing | 3.0 | 2.7 | 3.2 |
| Non-manufacturing | -0.5 | -0.1 | -0.9 |
4.Ordinary profits (compared with the previous year) |
|
(%) |
|
FY 2008 |
1st half FY 2008 |
2nd half FY 2008 |
|
|---|---|---|---|
| All industries | -2.0 | -13.9 | 10.2 |
| Manufacturing | -7.4 | -19.4 | 5.5 |
| Non-manufacturing | 2.1 | -9.6 | 13.7 |
5.Investment in plant and equipment (compared with the previous year) |
|
(%) |
|
FY 2008 |
1st half FY 2008 |
2nd half FY 2008 |
|
|---|---|---|---|
| All industries | -0.9 | 4.3 | -5.4 |
| Manufacturing | 9.3 | 18.5 | 1.2 |
| Non-manufacturing | -8.2 | -6.1 | -10.1 |
6.Employment |
|
Business
survey index (Difference of "insufficient"-"excessive" ) (%) |
|
Jan.-Mar. |
Apr.-Jun. |
Jul.-Sep. |
Oct.-Dec. |
||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Corporations with capital of 1 billion yen or over | |||||
| All industries | 17.2 | 12.0 | 11.1 | 10.8 | |
| Manufacturing | 11.4 | 6.0 | 5.9 | 5.6 | |
| Non-manufacturing | 20.6 | 15.5 | 14.1 | 13.9 | |
| Corporations with capital of 100 million to 1 billion yen | |||||
| All industries | 20.2 | 14.0 | 13.3 | 13.4 | |
| Manufacturing | 14.9 | 4.5 | 5.3 | 6.4 | |
| Non-manufacturing | 21.9 | 17.0 | 15.8 | 15.6 | |
| Corporations with capital of 10 to 100 million yen | |||||
| All industries | 10.1 | 6.6 | 5.9 | 8.0 | |
| Manufacturing | 9.5 | 1.5 | 2.8 | 7.1 | |
| Non-manufacturing | 10.2 | 7.6 | 6.5 | 8.2 | |
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