Business Outlook Survey(April-June 2005) | 
1.Business conditions | 
| business survey index (Difference of "up"-"down" compared with previous quarter) (percent point) 
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 Jan.-Mar. 
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 Apr.-Jun. 
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 Jul.-Sept. 
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 Oct.-Dec.  | 
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| Corporations with capital of 1 billion yen or over | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| All industry | 
 0.6  | 
0.9 | 11.3 | 11.8 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Manufacturing | 
 -7.6  | 
-2.4 | 10.9 | 13.4 | Non-manufacturing | 
 5.5  | 
2.9 | 11.5 | 10.9 | Corporations with capital of 100 million to 1 billion yen | All industry | 
 -9.7  | 
-5.0 | 7.5 | 12.6 | Manufacturing | 
 -18.7  | 
-6.9 | 8.2 | 16.0 | Non-manufacturing | 
 -6.9  | 
-4.4 | 7.3 | 11.5 | Corporations with capital of 10 to 100 million yen | All industry | 
 -24.3  | 
-21.4 | -12.6 | -5.2 | Manufacturing | 
 -24.6  | 
-19.9 | -10.5 | 0.1 | Non-manufacturing | 
 -24.2  | 
-21.7 | -13.1 | -6.3 | ||||||||||||
2.Domestic economic conditions | 
| business survey index (Difference of "up"-"down" compared with previous quarter) (percent point) 
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 Jan.-Mar. 
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 Apr.-Jun. 
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 Jul.-Sept. 
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 Oct.-Dec.  | 
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| Corporations with capital of 1 billion yen or over | All industry | 
 -0.3  | 
5.7 | 9.6 | 11.4 | Manufacturing | 
 -6.1  | 
4.7 | 8.9 | 10.5 | Non-manufacturing | 
 3.2  | 
6.3 | 9.9 | 11.9 | Corporations with capital of 100 million to 1 billion yen | All industry | 
 -6.6  | 
3.4 | 6.7 | 10.1 | Manufacturing | 
 -12.4  | 
0.8 | 4.1 | 10.4 | Non-manufacturing | 
 -4.8  | 
4.2 | 7.6 | 10.0 | Corporations with capital of 10 to 100 million yen | All industry | 
 -21.1  | 
-13.2 | -11.2 | -7.4 | Manufacturing | 
 -18.4  | 
-12.8 | -10.1 | -1.6 | Non-manufacturing | 
 -21.7  | 
-13.3 | -11.4 | -8.6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
3.Sales(compared with the previous year) | 
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 (percent) 
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| FY 2005 | 
 1st half FY 2005  | 
 2nd half FY 2005  | 
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|---|---|---|---|
| All industry | 2.4 | 2.0 | 2.9 | 
| Manufacturing | 3.0 | 1.8 | 4.2 | 
| Non-manufacturing | 2.2 | 2.0 | 2.3 | 
4.Current profits (compared with the previous year) | 
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 (percent) 
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| FY 2005 | 
 1st half FY 2005  | 
 2nd half FY 2005  | 
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| All industry | 8.6 | 2.1 | 14.1 | ||||
| Manufacturing | 5.2 | -5.2 | 14.8 | Non-manufacturing | 10.7 | 7.0 | 13.8 | 
5.Investment in plant and equipment (compared with the previous year) | 
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 (percent) 
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| FY 2005 | 
 1st half FY 2005  | 
 2nd half FY 2005  | 
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|---|---|---|---|
| All industry | 8.1 | 20.3 | -1.7 | 
| Manufacturing | 14.7 | 39.0 | -3.2 | 
| Non-manufacturing | 4.2 | 10.0 | -0.8 | 
6.Employment | 
| business survey index (Difference of "insufficient"-"excessive" ) (percent point) 
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 Jan.-Mar. 
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 Apr.-Jun. 
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 Jul.-Sept. 
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 Oct.-Dec.  | 
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| Corporations with capital of 1 billion yen or over | |||||
| All industry | 
 8.4  | 
7.8 | 6.3 | 6.8 | |
| Manufacturing | 
 2.8  | 
2.1 | 1.3 | 1.8 | |
| Non-manufacturing | 
 11.8  | 
11.1 | 9.1 | 9.8 | |
| Corporations with capital of 100 million to 1 billion yen | |||||
| All industry | 
 10.3  | 
13.0 | 11.3 | 11.6 | |
| Manufacturing | 
 4.0  | 
5.4 | 5.1 | 7.4 | |
| Non-manufacturing | 
 12.2  | 
15.3 | 13.3 | 12.9 | |
| Corporations with capital of 10 to 100 million yen | |||||
| All industry | 
 9.1  | 
6.4 | 5.9 | 8.9 | |
| Manufacturing | 
 6.5  | 
6.4 | 6.1 | 9.8 | |
| Non-manufacturing | 
 9.6  | 
6.4 | 5.8 | 8.7 | |