Business Outlook Survey(July-September 2016)Sep. 13, 2016 |
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 | -7.9 | 1.9 | 4.9 | 5.0 | |
| Manufacturing | -11.1 | 2.9 | 8.6 | 5.3 | |
| Non-manufacturing | -6.3 | 1.4 | 3.0 | 4.8 | |
| Corporations with capital of 100 million to 1 billion yen | |||||
| All industries | -7.0 | 0.9 | 4.6 | 3.2 | |
| Manufacturing | -6.6 | 0.0 | 8.0 | 1.9 | |
| Non-manufacturing | -7.1 | 1.2 | 3.6 | 3.6 | |
| Corporations with capital of 10 to 100 million yen | |||||
| All industries | -16.9 | -15.0 | -3.9 | -8.0 | |
| Manufacturing | -15.3 | -16.0 | -4.8 | -7.4 | |
| Non-manufacturing | -17.2 | -14.8 | -3.7 | -8.2 | |
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 | -9.5 | -0.9 | 2.2 | 3.0 | |
| Manufacturing | -11.0 | -0.4 | 3.3 | 2.7 | |
| Non-manufacturing | -8.7 | -1.1 | 1.7 | 3.2 | |
| Corporations with capital of 100 million to 1 billion yen | |||||
| All industries | -13.3 | -4.9 | 0.1 | -0.6 | |
| Manufacturing | -12.9 | -5.1 | 2.5 | 0.9 | |
| Non-manufacturing | -13.4 | -4.8 | -0.6 | -1.1 | |
| Corporations with capital of 10 to 100 million yen | |||||
| All industries | -23.9 | -20.1 | -10.8 | -10.7 | |
| Manufacturing | -26.0 | -25.2 | -13.7 | -10.7 | |
| Non-manufacturing | -23.5 | -19.1 | -10.2 | -10.7 | |
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 | 11.6 | 12.6 | 11.3 | 10.8 | |
| Manufacturing | 4.6 | 5.1 | 4.2 | 3.6 | |
| Non-manufacturing | 15.2 | 16.5 | 14.9 | 14.5 | |
| Corporations with capital of 100 million to 1 billion yen | |||||
| All industries | 24.3 | 24.9 | 21.8 | 19.4 | |
| Manufacturing | 13.3 | 18.6 | 16.6 | 12.7 | |
| Non-manufacturing | 27.6 | 26.9 | 23.4 | 21.4 | |
| Corporations with capital of 10 to 100 million yen | |||||
| All industries | 19.1 | 20.0 | 18.1 | 15.2 | |
| Manufacturing | 16.9 | 14.8 | 13.7 | 9.6 | |
| Non-manufacturing | 19.6 | 21.0 | 19.0 | 16.3 | |
4. Sales (compared with the previous year) |
| (%) |
| FY 2016 | 1st half FY 2016 | 2nd half FY 2016 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| All industries | -0.8 | -2.2 | 0.7 |
| Manufacturing | -0.3 | -2.6 | 2.0 |
| Non-manufacturing | -0.9 | -2.1 | 0.2 |
5. Ordinary profits (compared with the previous year) |
| (%) |
| FY 2016 | 1st half FY 2016 | 2nd half FY 2016 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| All industries | -6.8 | -12.8 | -0.6 |
| Manufacturing | -12.5 | -22.2 | -1.5 |
| Non-manufacturing | -4.2 | -8.2 | -0.2 |
6. Software and investment in plant and equipment (compared with the previous year) |
| (%) |
| FY 2016 | 1st half FY 2016 | 2nd half FY 2016 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| All industries | 4.9 | 7.0 | 3.2 |
| Manufacturing | 7.3 | 9.9 | 5.1 |
| Non-manufacturing | 3.5 | 5.3 | 2.0 |
| Note: Excludes expense purchasing land. |
