Business Outlook Survey(January-March 2008)March 24 , 2008 |
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 | 0.5 | -9.3 | -2.3 | 6.6 | |||
| Manufacturing | 5.2 | -12.9 | -1.6 | 7.3 | |||
| Non-manufacturing | -2.2 | -7.2 | -2.8 | 6.1 | |||
| Corporationswith capital of 100 million to 1 billion yen | |||||||
| Allindustries | -2.6 | -14.1 | -5.0 | 4.7 | |||
| Manufacturing | 2.7 | -18.9 | -3.2 | 7.1 | |||
| Non-manufacturing | -4.3 | -12.6 | -5.6 | 3.9 | |||
| Corporationswith capital of 10 to 100 million yen | |||||||
| Allindustries | -18.7 | -30.4 | -20.2 | -12.7 | |||
| Manufacturing | -16.8 | -32.7 | -15.1 | -9.0 | |||
| Non-manufacturing | -19.1 | -29.9 | -21.2 | -13.5 | |||
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 | -4.1 | -21.1 | -9.0 | 1.2 | |
| Manufacturing | -0.6 | -20.6 | -7.5 | 2.1 | |
| Non-manufacturing | -6.2 | -21.4 | -10.0 | 0.6 | |
| Corporationswith capital of 100 million to 1 billion yen | |||||
| Allindustries | -9.1 | -28.3 | -16.9 | -5.5 | |
| Manufacturing | -7.9 | -29.3 | -13.4 | -2.5 | |
| Non-manufacturing | -9.5 | -27.9 | -18.0 | -6.5 | |
| Corporationswith capital of 10 to 100 million yen | |||||
| Allindustries | -26.3 | -42.7 | -29.1 | -19.6 | |
| Manufacturing | -25.0 | -42.2 | -21.8 | -14.3 | |
| Non-manufacturing | -26.6 | -42.8 | -30.6 | -20.7 | |
3.Sales(compared with the previous year) |
| (%)
|
| FY 2007 | 1sthalf FY 2007 | 2nd half FY 2007 | FY 2008 | 1sthalf FY 2008 | 2nd half FY 2008 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allindustries | 1.9 | 2.8 | 1.1 | 1.4 | 1.3 | 1.5 |
| Manufacturing | 4.6 | 5.7 | 3.6 | 2.1 | 2.2 | 1.9 |
| Non-manufacturing | 0.7 | 1.5 | -0.1 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 1.3 |
4.Ordinary profits (compared with the previous year) |
| (%)
|
| FY 2007 | 1sthalf FY 2007 | 2nd half FY 2007 | FY 2008 | 1sthalf FY 2008 | 2nd half FY 2008 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All industries | -2.9 | 2.9 | -8.3 | 6.0 | 2.0 | 9.6 |
| Manufacturing | -0.9 | 4.8 | -6.2 | 2.5 | -5.2 | 10.1 |
| Non-manufacturing | -4.5 | 1.4 | -9.7 | 8.3 | 7.2 | 9.3 |
5.Investment in plant andequipment (compared with the previous year) |
| (%)
|
| FY 2007 | 1sthalf FY 2007 | 2nd half FY 2007 | FY 2008 | 1sthalf FY 2008 | 2nd half FY 2008 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allindustries | 0.6 | -1.3 | 2.3 | -9.4 | 2.2 | -19.5 |
| Manufacturing | 2.6 | 2.7 | 2.5 | -6.1 | 4.7 | -15.9 |
| Non-manufacturing | -0.8 | -4.1 | 2.2 | -11.6 | 0.4 | -21.7 |
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 | 18.1 | 17.2 | 10.5 | 9.6 | |
| Manufacturing | 11.8 | 11.4 | 6.6 | 5.8 | |
| Non-manufacturing | 21.9 | 20.6 | 12.7 | 11.8 | |
| Corporationswith capital of 100 million to 1 billion yen | |||||
| Allindustries | 21.0 | 20.2 | 15.1 | 14.3 | |
| Manufacturing | 16.8 | 14.9 | 9.0 | 9.3 | |
| Non-manufacturing | 22.3 | 21.9 | 17.1 | 15.9 | |
| Corporationswith capital of 10 to 100 million yen | |||||
| Allindustries | 11.0 | 10.1 | 4.4 | 5.0 | |
| Manufacturing | 11.5 | 9.5 | 2.9 | 3.2 | |
| Non-manufacturing | 10.9 | 10.2 | 4.7 | 5.3 | |
