Business Outlook Survey(July-September 2008)Sep 24 , 2008 |
１．Business conditions |
| Businesssurvey index (Difference of "up"-"down" compared with previous quarter) (%)
|
| Apr.-Jun. | Jul.-Sep. | Oct.-Dec. | Jan.-Mar. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Corporationswith capital of 1 billion yen or over | |||||||
| Allindustries | -15.2 | -10.2 | -5.3 | -0.4 | |||
| Manufacturing | -15.1 | -10.0 | -4.3 | 0.8 | |||
| Non-manufacturing | -15.3 | -10.2 | -5.9 | -1.1 | |||
| Corporationswith capital of 100 million to 1 billion yen | |||||||
| Allindustries | -18.1 | -18.6 | -7.4 | -6.2 | |||
| Manufacturing | -16.4 | -15.0 | -5.7 | -6.9 | |||
| Non-manufacturing | -18.6 | -19.8 | -7.9 | -6.1 | |||
| Corporationswith capital of 10 to 100 million yen | |||||||
| Allindustries | -36.5 | -34.3 | -24.4 | -23.2 | |||
| Manufacturing | -37.5 | -34.7 | -27.0 | -22.2 | |||
| Non-manufacturing | -36.4 | -34.3 | -23.9 | -23.4 | |||
2．Domestic economic conditions |
| Businesssurvey index (Difference of "up"-"down" compared with previous quarter) (%)
|
| Apr.-Jun. | Jul.-Sep. | Oct.-Dec. | Jan.-Mar. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Corporationswith capital of 1 billion yen or over | |||||
| Allindustries | -27.3 | -36.1 | -23.5 | -11.4 | |
| Manufacturing | -23.4 | -30.9 | -18.2 | -7.6 | |
| Non-manufacturing | -29.6 | -39.2 | -26.6 | -13.7 | |
| Corporationswith capital of 100 million to 1 billion yen | |||||
| Allindustries | -37.4 | -47.5 | -36.4 | -22.5 | |
| Manufacturing | -33.8 | -38.4 | -30.9 | -16.5 | |
| Non-manufacturing | -38.5 | -50.3 | -38.2 | -24.4 | |
| Corporationswith capital of 10 to 100 million yen | |||||
| Allindustries | -54.6 | -57.2 | -45.4 | -37.2 | |
| Manufacturing | -55.5 | -53.9 | -45.2 | -35.9 | |
| Non-manufacturing | -54.5 | -57.8 | -45.5 | -37.4 | |
3.Sales(compared with the previous year) |
| (%)
|
| FY 2008 | 1st half FY 2008 | 2nd half FY 2008 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Allindustries | 1.6 | 2.0 | 1.2 |
| Manufacturing | 3.3 | 3.1 | 3.5 |
| Non-manufacturing | 0.8 | 1.4 | 0.1 |
4.Ordinary profits (compared with the previous year) |
| (%)
|
| FY 2008 | 1st half FY 2008 | 2nd half FY 2008 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| All industries | -7.5 | -14.5 | -0.1 |
| Manufacturing | -10.8 | -20.0 | -0.6 |
| Non-manufacturing | -4.8 | -9.9 | 0.4 |
5.Investment in plant andequipment (compared with the previous year) |
| (%)
|
| FY 2008 | 1st half FY 2008 | 2nd half FY 2008 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Allindustries | -2.4 | 1.7 | -5.9 |
| Manufacturing | 8.6 | 12.5 | 5.3 |
| Non-manufacturing | -10.6 | -6.3 | -14.2 |
6.Employment |
| Businesssurvey index (Difference of "insufficient"-"excessive" ) (%)
|
| Apr.-Jun. | Jul.-Sep. | Oct.-Dec. | Jan.-Mar. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Corporationswith capital of 1 billion yen or over | |||||
| Allindustries | 12.0 | 9.2 | 8.6 | 9.0 | |
| Manufacturing | 6.0 | 4.2 | 3.9 | 3.7 | |
| Non-manufacturing | 15.5 | 12.1 | 11.4 | 12.1 | |
| Corporationswith capital of 100 million to 1 billion yen | |||||
| Allindustries | 14.0 | 13.2 | 13.0 | 11.1 | |
| Manufacturing | 4.5 | 6.1 | 6.6 | 4.6 | |
| Non-manufacturing | 17.0 | 15.5 | 15.0 | 13.1 | |
| Corporationswith capital of 10 to 100 million yen | |||||
| Allindustries | 6.6 | 5.7 | 6.1 | 4.1 | |
| Manufacturing | 1.5 | 4.9 | 5.0 | 2.1 | |
| Non-manufacturing | 7.6 | 5.8 | 6.3 | 4.5 | |
