Business Outlook Survey(October-December 2010)Dec. 10, 2010 |
1. Business conditions |
| Businesssurvey index (Difference of "up"-"down" compared with previous quarter) (%points)
|
| Jul.-Sep. | Oct.-Dec. | Jan.-Mar. | Apr.-Jun. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Corporationswith capital of 1 billion yen or over | |||||
| Allindustries | 7.1 | -5.0 | -0.9 | 0.8 | |
| Manufacturing | 13.3 | -8.0 | -0.2 | 2.2 | |
| Non-manufacturing | 3.8 | -3.4 | -1.2 | 0.1 | |
| Corporationswith capital of 100 million to 1 billion yen | |||||
| Allindustries | -1.8 | -8.6 | -6.6 | -2.1 | |
| Manufacturing | 2.0 | -7.1 | -12.6 | 1.8 | |
| Non-manufacturing | -2.9 | -9.1 | -4.7 | -3.2 | |
| Corporationswith capital of 10 to 100 million yen | |||||
| Allindustries | -21.4 | -18.4 | -18.9 | -13.5 | |
| Manufacturing | -13.5 | -10.0 | -23.4 | -8.1 | |
| Non-manufacturing | -23.0 | -20.1 | -18.0 | -14.6 | |
2. Domestic economic conditions |
| Businesssurvey index (Difference of "up"-"down" compared with previous quarter) (%points)
|
| Jul.-Sep. | Oct.-Dec. | Jan.-Mar. | Apr.-Jun. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Corporationswith capital of 1 billion yen or over | |||||
| Allindustries | 5.2 | -12.1 | -6.3 | 1.2 | |
| Manufacturing | 11.9 | -13.9 | -5.8 | 2.5 | |
| Non-manufacturing | 1.6 | -11.2 | -6.6 | 0.5 | |
| Corporationswith capital of 100 million to 1 billion yen | |||||
| Allindustries | 0.5 | -17.3 | -13.8 | -4.0 | |
| Manufacturing | 4.8 | -15.4 | -13.7 | 0.4 | |
| Non-manufacturing | -0.9 | -17.9 | -13.8 | -5.4 | |
| Corporationswith capital of 10 to 100 million yen | |||||
| Allindustries | -24.6 | -30.5 | -30.2 | -18.1 | |
| Manufacturing | -11.8 | -25.2 | -28.4 | -13.1 | |
| Non-manufacturing | -27.1 | -31.5 | -30.5 | -19.1 | |
3. Sales (compared with the previous year) |
| (%)
|
| FY 2010 | 1st half FY 2010 | 2nd half FY 2010 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Allindustries | 3.5 | 6.5 | 0.8 |
| Manufacturing | 6.4 | 12.3 | 1.2 |
| Non-manufacturing | 2.4 | 4.3 | 0.7 |
4. Ordinary profits (compared with the previous year) |
| (%)
|
| FY 2010 | 1st half FY 2010 | 2nd half FY 2010 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| All industries | 29.7 | 63.1 | 5.7 |
| Manufacturing | 55.2 | 256.6 | -9.3 |
| Non-manufacturing | 20.8 | 28.8 | 13.4 |
5. Software and investment in plant and equipment (compared with the previous year) |
| (%)
|
| FY 2010 | 1st half FY 2010 | 2nd half FY 2010 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Allindustries | 9.5 | 2.4 | 16.0 |
| Manufacturing | 12.7 | 2.1 | 23.2 |
| Non-manufacturing | 7.8 | 2.6 | 12.4 |
| Note: Excludes expense purchasing land. |
6. Employment |
| Businesssurvey index (Difference of "insufficient"-"excessive" ) (%points)
|
| End of Sep. | End of Dec. | End of Mar. | End of Jun. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Corporationswith capital of 1 billion yen or over | |||||
| Allindustries | 0.3 | 0.5 | -0.3 | -0.2 | |
| Manufacturing | -1.4 | -3.3 | -4.3 | -2.2 | |
| Non-manufacturing | 1.3 | 2.5 | 1.8 | 0.9 | |
| Corporationswith capital of 100 million to 1 billion yen | |||||
| Allindustries | 0.6 | 1.6 | -0.9 | -1.9 | |
| Manufacturing | -2.7 | -5.3 | -8.6 | -5.2 | |
| Non-manufacturing | 1.5 | 3.7 | 1.5 | -0.9 | |
| Corporationswith capital of 10 to 100 million yen | |||||
| Allindustries | -1.7 | 2.3 | -2.0 | -3.2 | |
| Manufacturing | -3.1 | 2.2 | -6.4 | -3.1 | |
| Non-manufacturing | -1.4 | 2.3 | -1.1 | -3.2 | |
