Business Outlook Survey(January-March 2011)Mar. 16, 2011 |
1. Business conditions |
| Business survey index (Difference of "up"-"down" compared with previous quarter) (%points) |
| Oct.-Dec. | Jan.-Mar. | Apr.-Jun. | Jul.-Sep. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Corporations with capital of 1 billion yen or over | |||||
| All industries | -5.0 | -1.1 | 1.5 | 6.2 | |
| Manufacturing | -8.0 | -3.2 | 4.0 | 7.5 | |
| Non-manufacturing | -3.4 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 5.5 | |
| Corporations with capital of 100 million to 1 billion yen | |||||
| All industries | -8.6 | -7.4 | -2.2 | 5.6 | |
| Manufacturing | -7.1 | -17.6 | 4.7 | 8.8 | |
| Non-manufacturing | -9.1 | -4.3 | -4.3 | 4.6 | |
| Corporations with capital of 10 to 100 million yen | |||||
| All industries | -18.4 | -23.3 | -14.1 | -7.8 | |
| Manufacturing | -10.0 | -26.7 | -5.5 | -6.3 | |
| Non-manufacturing | -20.1 | -22.5 | -15.9 | -8.1 | |
2. Domestic economic conditions |
| Business survey index (Difference of "up"-"down" compared with previous quarter) (%points) |
| Oct.-Dec. | Jan.-Mar. | Apr.-Jun. | Jul.-Sep. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Corporations with capital of 1 billion yen or over | |||||
| All industries | -12.1 | 2.1 | 4.1 | 6.5 | |
| Manufacturing | -13.9 | 0.2 | 5.7 | 6.7 | |
| Non-manufacturing | -11.2 | 3.1 | 3.3 | 6.4 | |
| Corporations with capital of 100 million to 1 billion yen | |||||
| All industries | -17.3 | -7.7 | -1.3 | 2.8 | |
| Manufacturing | -15.4 | -11.0 | -0.6 | 5.6 | |
| Non-manufacturing | -17.9 | -6.7 | -1.4 | 2.0 | |
| Corporations with capital of 10 to 100 million yen | |||||
| All industries | -30.5 | -27.1 | -16.1 | -9.3 | |
| Manufacturing | -25.2 | -28.1 | -11.6 | -4.5 | |
| Non-manufacturing | -31.5 | -26.8 | -17.0 | -10.3 | |
3. Employment |
| Business survey index (Difference of "insufficient"-"excessive" ) (%points) |
| End of Dec. | End of Mar. | End of Jun. | End of Sep. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Corporations with capital of 1 billion yen or over | |||||
| All industries | 0.5 | 2.5 | -0.6 | 0.8 | |
| Manufacturing | -3.3 | -1.5 | -2.3 | -1.0 | |
| Non-manufacturing | 2.5 | 4.6 | 0.4 | 1.7 | |
| Corporations with capital of 100 million to 1 billion yen | |||||
| All industries | 1.6 | 4.3 | -0.0 | 1.1 | |
| Manufacturing | -5.3 | -3.0 | -6.2 | -3.6 | |
| Non-manufacturing | 3.7 | 6.5 | 1.9 | 2.6 | |
| Corporations with capital of 10 to 100 million yen | |||||
| All industries | 2.3 | 2.3 | -1.7 | -0.4 | |
| Manufacturing | 2.2 | -1.2 | -4.2 | -4.1 | |
| Non-manufacturing | 2.3 | 3.1 | -1.2 | 0.4 | |
4. Sales (compared with the previous year) |
| (%) |
| FY 2010 | 1st half FY 2010 | 2nd half FY 2010 | FY 2011 | 1st half FY 2011 | 2nd half FY 2011 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All industries | 3.3 | 6.3 | 0.6 | 1.1 | 0.5 | 1.6 |
| Manufacturing | 6.9 | 12.8 | 1.7 | 1.8 | 1.4 | 2.3 |
| Non-manufacturing | 1.9 | 3.8 | 0.2 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 1.4 |
5. Ordinary profits (compared with the previous year) |
| (%) |
| FY 2010 | 1st half FY 2010 | 2nd half FY 2010 | FY 2011 | 1st half FY 2011 | 2nd half FY 2011 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All industries | 31.1 | 67.5 | 6.0 | 6.4 | 1.3 | 11.5 |
| Manufacturing | 65.7 | 291.8 | -1.2 | 3.0 | -7.0 | 13.2 |
| Non-manufacturing | 19.5 | 30.8 | 9.5 | 8.0 | 5.2 | 10.7 |
6. Software and investment in plant and equipment (compared with the previous year) |
| (%) |
| FY 2010 | 1st half FY 2010 | 2nd half FY 2010 | FY 2011 | 1st half FY 2011 | 2nd half FY 2011 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All industries | 6.9 | 1.9 | 11.3 | -0.5 | 12.2 | -11.9 |
| Manufacturing | 11.0 | 2.6 | 19.4 | 1.6 | 15.4 | -10.6 |
| Non-manufacturing | 4.8 | 1.6 | 7.5 | -1.7 | 10.3 | -12.7 |
| Note: Excludes expense purchasing land. |
