Business Outlook Survey(October-December 2008)Dec 24 , 2008 |
１．Business conditions |
| Businesssurvey index (Difference of "up"-"down" compared with previous quarter) (%)
|
| Jul.-Sep. | Oct-Dec. | Jan.-Mar. | Apr.-Jun. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Corporationswith capital of 1 billion yen or over | |||||||
| Allindustries | -10.2 | -35.7 | -22.2 | -10.3 | |||
| Manufacturing | -10.0 | -44.5 | -27.2 | -10.2 | |||
| Non-manufacturing | -10.2 | -30.5 | -19.2 | -10.4 | |||
| Corporationswith capital of 100 million to 1 billion yen | |||||||
| Allindustries | -18.6 | -33.3 | -30.9 | -16.7 | |||
| Manufacturing | -15.0 | -43.7 | -40.2 | -16.7 | |||
| Non-manufacturing | -19.8 | -30.0 | -28.0 | -16.6 | |||
| Corporationswith capital of 10 to 100 million yen | |||||||
| Allindustries | -34.3 | -40.7 | -38.3 | -24.1 | |||
| Manufacturing | -34.7 | -51.3 | -46.8 | -27.8 | |||
| Non-manufacturing | -34.3 | -38.5 | -36.5 | -23.3 | |||
2．Domestic economic conditions |
| Businesssurvey index (Difference of "up"-"down" compared with previous quarter) (%)
|
| Jul.-Sep. | Oct-Dec. | Jan.-Mar. | Apr.-Jun. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Corporationswith capital of 1 billion yen or over | |||||
| Allindustries | -36.1 | -63.8 | -43.7 | -18.4 | |
| Manufacturing | -30.9 | -67.8 | -43.2 | -13.4 | |
| Non-manufacturing | -39.2 | -61.4 | -44.0 | -21.4 | |
| Corporationswith capital of 100 million to 1 billion yen | |||||
| Allindustries | -47.5 | -65.0 | -52.4 | -27.9 | |
| Manufacturing | -38.4 | -66.9 | -53.4 | -24.3 | |
| Non-manufacturing | -50.3 | -64.4 | -52.1 | -29.1 | |
| Corporationswith capital of 10 to 100 million yen | |||||
| Allindustries | -57.2 | -66.8 | -57.2 | -37.3 | |
| Manufacturing | -53.9 | -68.9 | -59.6 | -35.4 | |
| Non-manufacturing | -57.8 | -66.4 | -56.7 | -37.7 | |
3.Sales(compared with the previous year) |
| (%)
|
| FY 2008 | 1st half FY 2008 | 2nd half FY 2008 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Allindustries | -0.4 | 2.6 | -3.2 |
| Manufacturing | -0.7 | 3.0 | -4.2 |
| Non-manufacturing | -0.2 | 2.4 | -2.8 |
4.Ordinary profits (compared with the previous year) |
| (%)
|
| FY 2008 | 1st half FY 2008 | 2nd half FY 2008 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| All industries | -20.8 | -15.4 | -26.4 |
| Manufacturing | -26.2 | -15.0 | -38.6 |
| Non-manufacturing | -16.6 | -15.6 | -17.5 |
5.Investment in plant andequipment (compared with the previous year) |
| (%)
|
| FY 2008 | 1st half FY 2008 | 2nd half FY 2008 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Allindustries | -9.8 | -4.3 | -14.3 |
| Manufacturing | -2.4 | 1.2 | -5.4 |
| Non-manufacturing | -15.0 | -8.2 | -20.6 |
6.Employment |
| Businesssurvey index (Difference of "insufficient"-"excessive" ) (%)
|
| Jul.-Sep. | Oct-Dec. | Jan.-Mar. | Apr.-Jun. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Corporationswith capital of 1 billion yen or over | |||||
| Allindustries | 9.2 | 2.5 | 3.3 | 2.9 | |
| Manufacturing | 4.2 | -9.6 | -7.3 | -2.0 | |
| Non-manufacturing | 12.1 | 9.6 | 9.6 | 5.8 | |
| Corporationswith capital of 100 million to 1 billion yen | |||||
| Allindustries | 13.2 | 4.8 | 1.8 | 1.6 | |
| Manufacturing | 6.1 | -12.0 | -14.0 | -4.5 | |
| Non-manufacturing | 15.5 | 10.0 | 6.8 | 3.4 | |
| Corporationswith capital of 10 to 100 million yen | |||||
| Allindustries | 5.7 | 2.4 | -0.7 | -0.7 | |
| Manufacturing | 4.9 | -4.4 | -6.5 | -2.7 | |
| Non-manufacturing | 5.8 | 3.8 | 0.5 | -0.3 | |
