Business Outlook Survey(July-September 2011)Sep. 12, 2011 |
1. Business conditions |
| Business survey index (Difference of "up"-"down" compared with previous quarter) (%points) |
| Apr.-Jun. | Jul.-Sep. | Oct.-Dec. | Jan.-Mar. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Corporations with capital of 1 billion yen or over | |||||
| All industries | -22.0 | 6.6 | 8.1 | 6.0 | |
| Manufacturing | -23.3 | 10.3 | 13.6 | 7.1 | |
| Non-manufacturing | -21.4 | 4.6 | 5.2 | 5.4 | |
| Corporations with capital of 100 million to 1 billion yen | |||||
| All industries | -28.6 | -1.8 | 5.1 | 0.8 | |
| Manufacturing | -24.4 | -1.9 | 13.9 | 3.3 | |
| Non-manufacturing | -29.9 | -1.8 | 2.4 | 0.0 | |
| Corporations with capital of 10 to 100 million yen | |||||
| All industries | -41.1 | -22.2 | -11.1 | -11.2 | |
| Manufacturing | -39.7 | -19.2 | -8.8 | -14.0 | |
| Non-manufacturing | -41.4 | -22.8 | -11.5 | -10.6 | |
2. Domestic economic conditions |
| Business survey index (Difference of "up"-"down" compared with previous quarter) (%points) |
| Apr.-Jun. | Jul.-Sep. | Oct.-Dec. | Jan.-Mar. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Corporations with capital of 1 billion yen or over | |||||
| All industries | -45.0 | 1.5 | 6.9 | 6.5 | |
| Manufacturing | -42.5 | 9.3 | 11.6 | 7.2 | |
| Non-manufacturing | -46.4 | -2.8 | 4.5 | 6.1 | |
| Corporations with capital of 100 million to 1 billion yen | |||||
| All industries | -58.3 | -13.7 | -2.7 | -0.1 | |
| Manufacturing | -57.3 | -2.8 | 7.0 | 1.8 | |
| Non-manufacturing | -58.6 | -17.0 | -5.6 | -0.6 | |
| Corporations with capital of 10 to 100 million yen | |||||
| All industries | -62.3 | -32.6 | -18.9 | -15.7 | |
| Manufacturing | -61.3 | -27.2 | -9.7 | -12.3 | |
| Non-manufacturing | -62.5 | -33.7 | -20.8 | -16.4 | |
3. Employment |
| Business survey index (Difference of "insufficient"-"excessive" ) (%points) |
| End of Jun. | End of Sep. | End of Dec. | End of Mar. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Corporations with capital of 1 billion yen or over | |||||
| All industries | -1.9 | 1.3 | 1.8 | 1.9 | |
| Manufacturing | -6.4 | -0.2 | -0.3 | 0.1 | |
| Non-manufacturing | 0.5 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 2.9 | |
| Corporations with capital of 100 million to 1 billion yen | |||||
| All industries | 0.3 | 5.9 | 3.5 | 3.4 | |
| Manufacturing | -2.2 | 2.0 | 0.9 | 1.3 | |
| Non-manufacturing | 1.0 | 7.0 | 4.2 | 4.0 | |
| Corporations with capital of 10 to 100 million yen | |||||
| All industries | -2.4 | 3.4 | 2.7 | 1.4 | |
| Manufacturing | -7.7 | 2.2 | 3.5 | -0.1 | |
| Non-manufacturing | -1.3 | 3.6 | 2.5 | 1.8 | |
4. Sales (compared with the previous year) |
| (%) |
| FY 2011 | 1st half FY 2011 | 2nd half FY 2011 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| All industries | 0.1 | -1.3 | 1.4 |
| Manufacturing | 1.0 | -1.1 | 3.1 |
| Non-manufacturing | -0.3 | -1.4 | 0.7 |
5. Ordinary profits (compared with the previous year) |
| (%) |
| FY 2011 | 1st half FY 2011 | 2nd half FY 2011 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| All industries | 2.8 | -5.1 | 10.5 |
| Manufacturing | 4.4 | -9.0 | 18.7 |
| Non-manufacturing | 2.1 | -3.2 | 7.1 |
6. Software and investment in plant and equipment (compared with the previous year) |
| (%) |
| FY 2011 | 1st half FY 2011 | 2nd half FY 2011 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| All industries | 5.4 | 6.6 | 4.4 |
| Manufacturing | 9.0 | 7.5 | 10.4 |
| Non-manufacturing | 3.0 | 6.0 | 0.6 |
| Note: Excludes expense purchasing land. |
