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Policy Research Institute

 

Business Outlook Survey 

(July-September 2010)

 Sep  9 , 2010

1.Business conditions

Businesssurvey index
(Difference of "up"-"down" compared with previous quarter)

(%points)

 

 

 Apr.-Jun.
2010
(previous)

Jul.-Sep.
2010
(present)

Oct.-Dec.
2010
(outlook)

Jan.-Mar.
2011
(outlook)

Corporationswith capital of 1 billion yen or over
Allindustries 4.0 7.1 0.1 3.9
 Manufacturing 10.0 13.3 0.0 4.5
 Non-manufacturing 0.9 3.8 0.2 3.6
Corporationswith capital of 100 million to 1 billion yen
Allindustries -8.1 -1.8 -0.9 -0.2
 Manufacturing -0.8 2.0 6.4 -0.2
 Non-manufacturing -10.4 -2.9 -3.1 -0.2
Corporationswith capital of 10 to 100 million yen
Allindustries -32.0 -21.4 -12.5 -14.1
 Manufacturing -22.9 -13.5 -10.7 -11.4
 Non-manufacturing -33.8 -23.0 -12.9 -14.6

 

2.Domestic economic conditions

Businesssurvey index
(Difference of "up"-"down" compared with previous quarter)

(%points)

 

 

 Apr.-Jun.
2010
(previous)

Jul.-Sep.
2010
(present)

Oct.-Dec.
2010
(outlook)

Jan.-Mar.
2011
(outlook)

Corporationswith capital of 1 billion yen or over
Allindustries 9.5 5.2 -3.6 1.0
 Manufacturing 16.3 11.9 -4.1 1.6
 Non-manufacturing 5.9 1.6 -3.3 0.7
Corporationswith capital of 100 million to 1 billion yen
Allindustries -0.8 0.5 -6.7 -2.5
 Manufacturing 5.0 4.8 -1.5 -0.8
 Non-manufacturing -2.5 -0.9 -8.2 -3.1
Corporationswith capital of 10 to 100 million yen
Allindustries -31.3 -24.6 -22.4 -18.8
 Manufacturing -20.2 -11.8 -16.4 -11.1
 Non-manufacturing -33.6 -27.1 -23.6 -20.4

 

3.Sales(compared with the previous year)

(%)

 

 FY 2010

  1st half

   FY 2010

  2nd half

   FY 2010

Allindustries 2.8 4.7 1.2
 Manufacturing 5.3 11.3 0.1
 Non-manufacturing 1.9 2.1 1.6

 

4.Ordinary profits (compared with the previous year)

(%)

 

 FY 2010

  1st half

   FY 2010

  2nd half

   FY 2010

All industries 31.8 54.5 16.3
 Manufacturing 59.3 222.5 7.9
 Non-manufacturing 22.2 24.2 20.5

   

5.Software and investment in plant andequipment (compared with the previous year)

(%)

 

 FY 2010

  1st half

   FY 2010

  2nd half

   FY 2010

Allindustries 8.7 11.8 5.8
 Manufacturing 9.4 10.6 8.2
 Non-manufacturing 8.3 12.6 4.7
Note :Excludes expense purchasing land.

 

6.Employment

Businesssurvey index
(Difference of "insufficient"-"excessive" )

(%points)

 

 

End of Jun.
2010
(previous)

End of Sep.
2010
(present)

End of Dec.
2010
(outlook)

End of Mar.
2011
(outlook)

Corporationswith capital of 1 billion yen or over
Allindustries -1.9 0.3 0.1 1.2
 Manufacturing -4.9 -1.4 -2.5 -1.9
 Non-manufacturing -0.3 1.3 1.5 2.9
Corporationswith capital of 100 million to 1 billion yen
Allindustries -0.3 0.6 0.0 0.4
 Manufacturing -5.2 -2.7 -3.5 -3.9
 Non-manufacturing 1.2 1.5 1.0 1.6
Corporationswith capital of 10 to 100 million yen
Allindustries -6.1 -1.7 -0.7 -2.1
 Manufacturing -11.2 -3.1 -2.5 -3.3
 Non-manufacturing -5.0 -1.4 -0.3 -1.9