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Policy Research Institute

 

Business Outlook Survey 

(April-June 2006)

1.Business conditions

Businesssurvey index
(Difference of "up"-"down" compared with previous quarter)

(%)

 

 

 Jan.-Mar.
2006
(previous)

Apr.-Jun.
2006
(present)

Jul.-Sep.
2006
(outlook)

Oct.-Dec.
2006
(outlook)

Corporationswith capital of 1 billion yen or over
Allindustries 6.1 1.8 13.6 12.0
 Manufacturing 3.1 1.4 15.1 13.3
 Non-manufacturing 7.9 2.0 12.7 11.2
Corporationswith capital of 100 million to 1 billion yen
Allindustries -0.8 -1.5 8.2 10.4
 Manufacturing -3.9 -0.3 9.5 15.8
 Non-manufacturing 0.2 -1.9 7.8 8.7
Corporationswith capital of 10 to 100 million yen
Allindustries -11.4 -17.9 -7.6 -2.8
 Manufacturing -13.0 -18.0 -7.4 1.8
 Non-manufacturing -11.1 -17.9 -7.6 -3.7

 

2.Domestic economic conditions

Businesssurvey index
(Difference of "up"-"down" compared with previous quarter)

(%)

 

 

 Jan.-Mar.
2006
(previous)

Apr .-Jun.
2006
(present)

Jul.-Sep.
2006
(outlook)

Oct.-Dec.
2006
(outlook)

Corporationswith capital of 1 billion yen or over
Allindustries 22.7 18.8 16.7 12.5
 Manufacturing 17.9 15.9 15.6 10.6
 Non-manufacturing 25.6 20.5 17.4 13.6
Corporationswith capital of 100 million to 1 billion yen
Allindustries 16.2 19.1 15.8 15.3
 Manufacturing 14.3 19.0 16.1 16.0
 Non-manufacturing 16.8 19.2 15.7 15.1
Corporationswith capital of 10 to 100 million yen
Allindustries 1.9 -3.1 -2.2 0.1
 Manufacturing -2.1 -6.0 -2.4 2.7
 Non-manufacturing 2.8 -2.5 -2.2 -0.5

 

3.Sales(compared with the previous year)

(%)

 

FY 20061sthalf   FY 2006

2nd half   FY 2006

Allindustries 2.8 3.5 2.2
 Manufacturing 3.9 4.4 3.4
 Non-manufacturing 2.3 3.1 1.6

 

4.Ordinary profits (compared with the previous year)

(%)

 

FY 20061sthalf   FY 2006

2nd half   FY 2006

All industries 6.7 3.9 9.0
 Manufacturing 3.2 -2.8 8.4
 Non-manufacturing 9.4 9.3 9.5

              

5.Investment in plant andequipment (compared with the previous year)

(%)

 

FY 20061sthalf   FY 2006

2nd half   FY 2006

Allindustries 8.8 20.1 -0.4
 Manufacturing 16.3 34.8 1.6
 Non-manufacturing 4.6 12.1 -1.5

 

6.Employment

Businesssurvey index
(Difference of "insufficient"-"excessive" )

(%)

 

 

 Jan.-Mar.
2006
(previous)

Apr.-Jun.
2006
(present)

Jul.-Sep.
2006
(outlook)

Oct.-Dec.
2006
(outlook)

Corporationswith capital of 1 billion yen or over
Allindustries 15.2 12.7 11.7 10.8
 Manufacturing 9.3 6.8 7.0 6.0
 Non-manufacturing 18.7 16.1 14.4 13.6
Corporationswith capital of 100 million to 1 billion yen
Allindustries 20.3 19.2 15.3 15.0
 Manufacturing 17.1 13.5 10.7 11.5
 Non-manufacturing 21.4 20.9 16.8 16.1
Corporationswith capital of 10 to 100 million yen
Allindustries 12.7 12.1 10.7 11.8
 Manufacturing 13.4 11.2 7.6 9.7
 Non-manufacturing 12.5 12.3 11.3 12.2