Business Outlook Survey(July-September 2013)Sep. 11, 2013 |
1. Business conditions |
| Business survey index (Difference of "up"-"down" compared with previous quarter) (%points) |
| Apr.-Jun. | Jul.-Sep. | Oct.-Dec. | Jan.-Mar. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Corporations with capital of 1 billion yen or over | |||||
| All industries | 5.9 | 12.0 | 9.8 | 8.5 | |
| Manufacturing | 5.0 | 15.2 | 13.5 | 9.0 | |
| Non-manufacturing | 6.4 | 10.4 | 7.8 | 8.2 | |
| Corporations with capital of 100 million to 1 billion yen | |||||
| All industries | 1.0 | 9.6 | 9.5 | 6.8 | |
| Manufacturing | 1.1 | 11.7 | 8.3 | 3.6 | |
| Non-manufacturing | 1.0 | 9.0 | 9.8 | 7.7 | |
| Corporations with capital of 10 to 100 million yen | |||||
| All industries | -11.3 | -8.7 | -0.6 | -4.5 | |
| Manufacturing | -12.9 | -12.7 | 0.4 | -2.8 | |
| Non-manufacturing | -11.0 | -7.9 | -0.8 | -4.8 | |
2. Domestic economic conditions |
| Business survey index (Difference of "up"-"down" compared with previous quarter) (%points) |
| Apr.-Jun. | Jul.-Sep. | Oct.-Dec. | Jan.-Mar. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Corporations with capital of 1 billion yen or over | |||||
| All industries | 33.0 | 23.7 | 15.5 | 13.4 | |
| Manufacturing | 29.0 | 22.0 | 14.1 | 10.0 | |
| Non-manufacturing | 35.1 | 24.6 | 16.3 | 15.2 | |
| Corporations with capital of 100 million to 1 billion yen | |||||
| All industries | 31.0 | 22.6 | 17.3 | 14.4 | |
| Manufacturing | 26.5 | 18.7 | 13.9 | 8.9 | |
| Non-manufacturing | 32.3 | 23.8 | 18.3 | 16.1 | |
| Corporations with capital of 10 to 100 million yen | |||||
| All industries | 9.8 | 6.5 | 7.0 | 3.3 | |
| Manufacturing | 3.4 | -0.3 | 8.1 | 3.2 | |
| Non-manufacturing | 11.0 | 7.9 | 6.8 | 3.4 | |
3. Employment |
| Business survey index (Difference of "insufficient"-"excessive" ) (%points) |
| End of Jun. | End of Sep. | End of Dec. | End of Mar. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Corporations with capital of 1 billion yen or over | |||||
| All industries | 3.4 | 5.1 | 4.5 | 4.5 | |
| Manufacturing | -5.0 | -2.0 | -1.8 | -1.1 | |
| Non-manufacturing | 7.8 | 8.9 | 7.8 | 7.4 | |
| Corporations with capital of 100 million to 1 billion yen | |||||
| All industries | 9.1 | 11.7 | 9.5 | 8.4 | |
| Manufacturing | -2.3 | 0.7 | -0.3 | 0.9 | |
| Non-manufacturing | 12.6 | 15.0 | 12.5 | 10.7 | |
| Corporations with capital of 10 to 100 million yen | |||||
| All industries | 8.4 | 11.4 | 10.6 | 8.1 | |
| Manufacturing | 0.3 | 3.7 | 5.8 | 2.6 | |
| Non-manufacturing | 10.0 | 12.9 | 11.6 | 9.3 | |
4. Sales (compared with the previous year) |
| (%) |
| FY 2013 | 1st half FY 2013 | 2nd half FY 2013 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| All industries | 2.4 | 2.2 | 2.7 |
| Manufacturing | 4.2 | 1.8 | 6.6 |
| Non-manufacturing | 1.7 | 2.3 | 1.1 |
5. Ordinary profits (compared with the previous year) |
| (%) |
| FY 2013 | 1st half FY 2013 | 2nd half FY 2013 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| All industries | 12.3 | 14.4 | 10.5 |
| Manufacturing | 21.2 | 25.0 | 18.2 |
| Non-manufacturing | 8.2 | 9.8 | 6.8 |
6. Software and investment in plant and equipment (compared with the previous year) |
| (%) |
| FY 2013 | 1st half FY 2013 | 2nd half FY 2013 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| All industries | 9.1 | 15.4 | 3.8 |
| Manufacturing | 8.5 | 3.7 | 13.1 |
| Non-manufacturing | 9.4 | 23.5 | -1.2 |
| Note: Excludes expense purchasing land. |
