Business Outlook Survey(January-March 2006) |
１．Business conditions |
| Business survey index (Difference of "up"-"down" compared with previous quarter) (%)
|
| Oct.-Dec. | Jan.-Mar. | Apr.-Jun. | Jul.-Sep. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Corporations with capital of 1 billion yen or over | |||||||
| All industries | 10.5 | 6.1 | 8.3 | 11.3 | |||
| Manufacturing | 10.5 | 3.1 | 6.8 | 9.7 | |||
| Non-manufacturing | 10.5 | 7.9 | 9.1 | 12.3 | |||
| Corporations with capital of 100 million to 1 billion yen | |||||||
| All industries | 5.2 | -0.8 | 6.5 | 10.9 | |||
| Manufacturing | 11.9 | -3.9 | 5.0 | 8.6 | |||
| Non-manufacturing | 3.0 | 0.2 | 6.9 | 11.7 | |||
| Corporations with capital of 10 to 100 million yen | |||||||
| All industries | -6.4 | -11.4 | -4.8 | -1.8 | |||
| Manufacturing | -3.0 | -13.0 | -2.7 | -1.4 | |||
| Non-manufacturing | -7.1 | -11.1 | -5.2 | -1.9 | |||
2．Domestic economic conditions |
| Business survey index (Difference of "up"-"down" compared with previous quarter) (%)
|
| Oct.-Dec. | Jan.-Mar. | Apr.-Jun. | Jul.-Sep. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Corporations with capital of 1 billion yen or over | |||||
| All industries | 26.1 | 22.7 | 18.2 | 14.6 | |
| Manufacturing | 23.9 | 17.9 | 15.0 | 11.1 | |
| Non-manufacturing | 27.4 | 25.6 | 20.1 | 16.8 | |
| Corporations with capital of 100 million to 1 billion yen | |||||
| All industries | 23.2 | 16.2 | 20.0 | 16.4 | |
| Manufacturing | 26.7 | 14.3 | 18.0 | 14.7 | |
| Non-manufacturing | 22.0 | 16.8 | 20.6 | 17.0 | |
| Corporations with capital of 10 to 100 million yen | |||||
| All industries | 3.4 | 1.9 | 3.3 | 3.7 | |
| Manufacturing | 3.2 | -2.1 | 4.9 | 6.0 | |
| Non-manufacturing | 3.4 | 2.8 | 3.0 | 3.2 | |
3.Sales(compared with the previous year) |
| (%)
|
| FY 2005 | 1st half FY 2005 | 2nd half FY 2005 | FY 2006 | 1st half FY 2006 | 2nd half FY 2006 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All industries | 2.4 | 3.0 | 1.9 | 2.4 | 2.3 | 2.5 |
| Manufacturing | 4.7 | 4.0 | 5.4 | 3.3 | 4.1 | 2.6 |
| Non-manufacturing | 1.4 | 2.6 | 0.3 | 2.0 | 1.6 | 2.5 |
4.Ordinary profits (compared with the previous year) |
| (%)
|
| FY 2005 | 1st half FY 2005 | 2nd half FY 2005 | FY 2006 | 1st half FY 2006 | 2nd half FY 2006 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All industries | 3.6 | 6.6 | 1.0 | 9.6 | 6.3 | 12.5 |
| Manufacturing | 5.2 | 6.5 | 3.9 | 8.5 | 3.1 | 13.5 |
| Non-manufacturing | 2.6 | 6.7 | -0.8 | 10.3 | 8.4 | 11.9 |
5.Investment in plant and equipment (compared with the previous year) |
| (%)
|
| FY 2005 | 1st half FY 2005 | 2nd half FY 2005 | FY 2006 | 1st half FY 2006 | 2nd half FY 2006 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All industries | 11.1 | 14.3 | 8.5 | -8.7 | 2.1 | -17.5 |
| Manufacturing | 15.3 | 21.1 | 10.9 | -7.1 | 8.3 | -19.2 |
| Non-manufacturing | 8.6 | 10.4 | 7.1 | -9.7 | -1.7 | -16.5 |
6.Employment |
| Business survey index (Difference of "insufficient"-"excessive" ) (%)
|
| Oct.-Dec. | Jan.-Mar. | Apr.-Jun. | Jul.-Sep. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Corporations with capital of 1 billion yen or over | |||||
| All industries | 12.0 | 15.2 | 8.6 | 8.1 | |
| Manufacturing | 6.8 | 9.3 | 4.1 | 4.2 | |
| Non-manufacturing | 15.1 | 18.7 | 11.4 | 10.4 | |
| Corporations with capital of 100 million to 1 billion yen | |||||
| All industries | 18.1 | 20.3 | 11.8 | 11.2 | |
| Manufacturing | 15.3 | 17.1 | 6.9 | 5.2 | |
| Non-manufacturing | 18.9 | 21.4 | 13.4 | 13.2 | |
| Corporations with capital of 10 to 100 million yen | |||||
| All industries | 13.3 | 12.7 | 6.4 | 6.1 | |
| Manufacturing | 15.5 | 13.4 | 6.6 | 6.4 | |
| Non-manufacturing | 12.8 | 12.5 | 6.3 | 6.0 | |
