| Business Outlook Survey(July-September 2007)Sep 20,2007 | 
| 1.Business conditions | 
| Businesssurvey index (Difference of "up"-"down" compared with previous quarter) (%) 
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| Apr.-Jun. | Jul.-Sept.  | Oct.-Dec. | Jan.-Mar. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Corporationswith capital of 1 billion yen or over | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Allindustries | -0.9 | 6.2 | 9.2 | 8.6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Manufacturing | -2.2 | 7.7 | 11.2 | 8.7 | Non-manufacturing | -0.2 | 5.3 | 8.0 | 8.6 | Corporationswith capital of 100 million to 1 billion yen | Allindustries | -5.1 | 0.7 | 7.5 | 4.3 | Manufacturing | -1.1 | 3.6 | 11.1 | 3.0 | Non-manufacturing | -6.4 | -0.2 | 6.4 | 4.7 | Corporationswith capital of 10 to 100 million yen | Allindustries | -25.1 | -22.3 | -7.4 | -10.3 | Manufacturing | -27.6 | -27.2 | -4.7 | -7.0 | Non-manufacturing | -24.6 | -21.3 | -8.0 | -11.0 | ||||||||||||
| 2.Domestic economic conditions | 
| Businesssurvey index (Difference of "up"-"down" compared with previous quarter) (%) 
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| Apr.-Jun. | Jul.-Sept.  | Oct.-Dec. | Jan.-Mar. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Corporationswith capital of 1 billion yen or over | Allindustries | 9.9 | 6.3 | 7.1 | 6.7 | Manufacturing | 7.1 | 6.2 | 6.4 | 4.5 | Non-manufacturing | 11.5 | 6.3 | 7.6 | 7.9 | Corporationswith capital of 100 million to 1 billion yen | Allindustries | 8.7 | 0.8 | 3.8 | 2.1 | Manufacturing | 8.4 | 2.3 | 4.7 | 0.2 | Non-manufacturing | 8.7 | 0.3 | 3.5 | 2.7 | Corporationswith capital of 10 to 100 million yen | Allindustries | -16.0 | -21.5 | -12.1 | -13.0 | Manufacturing | -17.8 | -22.3 | -11.7 | -9.6 | Non-manufacturing | -15.6 | -21.4 | -12.2 | -13.7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3.Sales(compared with the previous year) | 
| (%) 
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| FY 2007 | 1sthalf FY 2007 | 2nd half FY 2007 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Allindustries | 2.0 | 2.2 | 1.9 | 
| Manufacturing | 3.6 | 4.1 | 3.2 | 
| Non-manufacturing | 1.3 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 
| 4.Ordinary profits (compared with the previous year) | 
| (%) 
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| FY 2007 | 1sthalf FY 2007 | 2nd half FY 2007 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All industries | 2.0 | -0.7 | 4.4 | ||||
| Manufacturing | 1.4 | -1.5 | 4.1 | Non-manufacturing | 2.5 | -0.0 | 4.7 | 
| 5.Investment in plant andequipment (compared with the previous year) | 
| (%) 
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| FY 2007 | 1sthalf FY 2007 | 2nd half FY 2007 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Allindustries | 1.5 | 2.4 | 0.7 | 
| Manufacturing | 6.3 | 9.0 | 3.9 | 
| Non-manufacturing | -1.5 | -1.8 | -1.3 | 
| 6.Employment | 
| Businesssurvey index (Difference of "insufficient"-"excessive" ) (%) 
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| Apr.-Jun. | Jul.-Sept.  | Oct.-Dec. | Jan.-Mar. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Corporationswith capital of 1 billion yen or over | |||||
| Allindustries | 15.3 | 16.0 | 14.1 | 13.1 | |
| Manufacturing | 8.1 | 10.0 | 8.8 | 7.4 | |
| Non-manufacturing | 19.5 | 19.5 | 17.2 | 16.6 | |
| Corporationswith capital of 100 million to 1 billion yen | |||||
| Allindustries | 19.9 | 21.1 | 20.5 | 17.4 | |
| Manufacturing | 11.7 | 14.3 | 14.8 | 10.3 | |
| Non-manufacturing | 22.5 | 23.2 | 22.3 | 19.6 | |
| Corporationswith capital of 10 to 100 million yen | |||||
| Allindustries | 11.9 | 12.4 | 12.8 | 9.6 | |
| Manufacturing | 9.4 | 11.7 | 12.9 | 8.2 | |
| Non-manufacturing | 12.4 | 12.5 | 12.8 | 9.9 | |