Business Outlook Survey(January-March 2007)March 22 , 2007 |
１．Business conditions |
| Businesssurvey index (Difference of "up"-"down" compared with previous quarter) (%)
|
| Oct.-Dec. | Jan.-Mar. | Apr .-Jun. | Jul.-Sep. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Corporationswith capital of 1 billion yen or over | |||||||
| Allindustries | 6.4 | 6.2 | 4.2 | 9.9 | |||
| Manufacturing | 7.1 | 0.1 | 4.1 | 11.8 | |||
| Non-manufacturing | 6.0 | 9.8 | 4.3 | 8.8 | |||
| Corporationswith capital of 100 million to 1 billion yen | |||||||
| Allindustries | 7.3 | -3.1 | 2.8 | 8.2 | |||
| Manufacturing | 12.1 | -8.9 | 4.9 | 11.3 | |||
| Non-manufacturing | 5.7 | -1.2 | 2.1 | 7.2 | |||
| Corporationswith capital of 10 to 100 million yen | |||||||
| Allindustries | -7.8 | -16.7 | -7.0 | -4.1 | |||
| Manufacturing | -4.0 | -22.5 | -6.2 | -1.7 | |||
| Non-manufacturing | -8.6 | -15.5 | -7.2 | -4.6 | |||
2．Domestic economic conditions |
| Businesssurvey index (Difference of "up"-"down" compared with previous quarter) (%)
|
| Oct.-Dec. | Jan.-Mar. | Apr .-Jun. | Jul.-Sep. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Corporationswith capital of 1 billion yen or over | |||||
| Allindustries | 13.0 | 13.4 | 10.1 | 10.3 | |
| Manufacturing | 9.0 | 5.9 | 7.3 | 8.2 | |
| Non-manufacturing | 15.4 | 17.9 | 11.8 | 11.5 | |
| Corporationswith capital of 100 million to 1 billion yen | |||||
| Allindustries | 15.0 | 6.6 | 7.9 | 9.7 | |
| Manufacturing | 14.9 | 0.8 | 6.2 | 10.2 | |
| Non-manufacturing | 15.0 | 8.5 | 8.4 | 9.5 | |
| Corporationswith capital of 10 to 100 million yen | |||||
| Allindustries | -2.5 | -9.8 | -2.4 | -2.3 | |
| Manufacturing | -0.4 | -16.6 | -5.8 | -4.7 | |
| Non-manufacturing | -2.9 | -8.4 | -1.7 | -1.8 | |
3.Sales(compared with the previous year) |
| (%)
|
| FY 2006 | 1sthalf FY 2006 | 2nd half FY 2006 | FY 2007 | 1sthalf FY 2007 | 2nd half FY 2007 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allindustries | 2.6 | 4.1 | 1.2 | 1.4 | 1.2 | 1.7 |
| Manufacturing | 5.1 | 6.9 | 3.4 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 2.1 |
| Non-manufacturing | 1.5 | 2.9 | 0.2 | 1.2 | 0.8 | 1.5 |
4.Ordinary profits (compared with the previous year) |
| (%)
|
| FY 2006 | 1sthalf FY 2006 | 2nd half FY 2006 | FY 2007 | 1sthalf FY 2007 | 2nd half FY 2007 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All industries | 4.5 | 10.9 | -0.9 | 6.2 | 0.7 | 11.1 |
| Manufacturing | 7.4 | 11.9 | 3.5 | 2.8 | -5.8 | 11.4 |
| Non-manufacturing | 2.2 | 10.0 | -4.2 | 8.6 | 5.8 | 11.0 |
5.Investment in plant andequipment (compared with the previous year) |
| (%)
|
| FY 2006 | 1sthalf FY 2006 | 2nd half FY 2006 | FY 2007 | 1sthalf FY 2007 | 2nd half FY 2007 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allindustries | 8.1 | 7.1 | 8.8 | -5.3 | 6.7 | -15.6 |
| Manufacturing | 15.8 | 13.7 | 17.5 | 0.5 | 27.5 | -20.2 |
| Non-manufacturing | 4.0 | 3.8 | 4.2 | -8.9 | -5.0 | -12.5 |
6.Employment |
| Businesssurvey index (Difference of "insufficient"-"excessive" ) (%)
|
| Oct.-Dec. | Jan.-Mar. | Apr .-Jun. | Jul.-Sep. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Corporationswith capital of 1 billion yen or over | |||||
| Allindustries | 16.9 | 18.6 | 11.3 | 10.7 | |
| Manufacturing | 9.4 | 9.7 | 5.7 | 5.0 | |
| Non-manufacturing | 21.3 | 23.9 | 14.6 | 14.0 | |
| Corporationswith capital of 100 million to 1 billion yen | |||||
| Allindustries | 22.5 | 21.6 | 14.9 | 13.9 | |
| Manufacturing | 16.8 | 11.7 | 9.5 | 8.5 | |
| Non-manufacturing | 24.4 | 24.8 | 16.6 | 15.7 | |
| Corporationswith capital of 10 to 100 million yen | |||||
| Allindustries | 17.5 | 14.7 | 9.6 | 9.0 | |
| Manufacturing | 14.2 | 10.2 | 7.3 | 6.9 | |
| Non-manufacturing | 18.2 | 15.7 | 10.1 | 9.4 | |
