Business Outlook Survey(January-March 2013)Mar. 12, 2013 |
1. Business conditions |
| Business survey index (Difference of "up"-"down" compared with previous quarter) (%points) |
| Oct.-Dec. | Jan.-Mar. | Apr.-Jun. | Jul.-Sep. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Corporations with capital of 1 billion yen or over | |||||
| All industries | -5.5 | 1.0 | 3.8 | 9.0 | |
| Manufacturing | -10.3 | -4.6 | 3.6 | 10.1 | |
| Non-manufacturing | -2.9 | 4.0 | 3.9 | 8.4 | |
| Corporations with capital of 100 million to 1 billion yen | |||||
| All industries | -9.9 | -7.5 | 0.5 | 7.8 | |
| Manufacturing | -15.2 | -20.6 | -1.6 | 8.6 | |
| Non-manufacturing | -8.3 | -3.6 | 1.2 | 7.6 | |
| Corporations with capital of 10 to 100 million yen | |||||
| All industries | -17.0 | -18.0 | -2.9 | -0.5 | |
| Manufacturing | -21.4 | -28.4 | -3.9 | 2.3 | |
| Non-manufacturing | -16.2 | -15.8 | -2.7 | -1.0 | |
2. Domestic economic conditions |
| Business survey index (Difference of "up"-"down" compared with previous quarter) (%points) |
| Oct.-Dec. | Jan.-Mar. | Apr.-Jun. | Jul.-Sep. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Corporations with capital of 1 billion yen or over | |||||
| All industries | -18.7 | 17.9 | 15.8 | 12.2 | |
| Manufacturing | -20.8 | 11.3 | 13.8 | 11.6 | |
| Non-manufacturing | -17.6 | 21.5 | 16.9 | 12.6 | |
| Corporations with capital of 100 million to 1 billion yen | |||||
| All industries | -23.9 | 9.6 | 14.8 | 12.8 | |
| Manufacturing | -27.8 | -1.0 | 11.1 | 14.7 | |
| Non-manufacturing | -22.8 | 12.8 | 15.9 | 12.3 | |
| Corporations with capital of 10 to 100 million yen | |||||
| All industries | -32.1 | -2.7 | 9.2 | 8.6 | |
| Manufacturing | -38.4 | -10.0 | 4.9 | 7.7 | |
| Non-manufacturing | -30.9 | -1.2 | 10.1 | 8.8 | |
3. Employment |
| Business survey index (Difference of "insufficient"-"excessive" ) (%points) |
| End of Dec. | End of Mar. | End of Jun. | End of Sep. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Corporations with capital of 1 billion yen or over | |||||
| All industries | 2.0 | 4.0 | 0.8 | 2.5 | |
| Manufacturing | -6.9 | -5.8 | -5.4 | -1.4 | |
| Non-manufacturing | 6.8 | 9.3 | 4.1 | 4.7 | |
| Corporations with capital of 100 million to 1 billion yen | |||||
| All industries | 10.2 | 11.8 | 5.2 | 6.7 | |
| Manufacturing | -3.1 | -0.4 | -3.3 | 0.0 | |
| Non-manufacturing | 14.2 | 15.5 | 7.8 | 8.7 | |
| Corporations with capital of 10 to 100 million yen | |||||
| All industries | 10.3 | 10.5 | 4.6 | 4.4 | |
| Manufacturing | 2.5 | -0.1 | -0.2 | -0.5 | |
| Non-manufacturing | 11.9 | 12.7 | 5.6 | 5.4 | |
4. Sales (compared with the previous year) |
| (%) |
| FY 2012 | 1st half FY 2012 | 2nd half FY 2012 | FY 2013 | 1st half FY 2013 | 2nd half FY 2013 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All industries | 0.9 | 2.2 | -0.4 | 1.6 | 1.1 | 2.1 |
| Manufacturing | -1.2 | 1.5 | -3.7 | 3.0 | 2.0 | 4.0 |
| Non-manufacturing | 1.7 | 2.5 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 1.4 |
5. Ordinary profits (compared with the previous year) |
| (%) |
| FY 2012 | 1st half FY 2012 | 2nd half FY 2012 | FY 2013 | 1st half FY 2013 | 2nd half FY 2013 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All industries | 1.8 | 7.3 | -3.2 | 6.8 | 3.0 | 10.3 |
| Manufacturing | 0.9 | -0.9 | 2.6 | 17.0 | 14.7 | 18.9 |
| Non-manufacturing | 2.1 | 10.9 | -5.6 | 3.1 | -0.8 | 7.0 |
6. Software and investment in plant and equipment (compared with the previous year) |
| (%) |
| FY 2012 | 1st half FY 2012 | 2nd half FY 2012 | FY 2013 | 1st half FY 2013 | 2nd half FY 2013 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All industries | 3.3 | 6.4 | 1.0 | -6.5 | 5.2 | -16.9 |
| Manufacturing | 2.7 | 3.0 | 2.4 | -2.8 | 8.0 | -12.4 |
| Non-manufacturing | 3.7 | 8.3 | 0.3 | -8.8 | 3.6 | -19.7 |
| Note: Excludes expense purchasing land. |
