Business Outlook Survey(October-December 2011)Dec. 9, 2011 |
1. Business conditions |
| Business survey index (Difference of "up"-"down" compared with previous quarter) (%points) |
| Jul.-Sep. | Oct.-Dec. | Jan.-Mar. | Apr.-Jun. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Corporations with capital of 1 billion yen or over | |||||
| All industries | 6.6 | -2.5 | 1.1 | 1.7 | |
| Manufacturing | 10.3 | -6.1 | 0.7 | 0.7 | |
| Non-manufacturing | 4.6 | -0.5 | 1.4 | 2.3 | |
| Corporations with capital of 100 million to 1 billion yen | |||||
| All industries | -1.8 | -5.7 | -5.0 | -0.7 | |
| Manufacturing | -1.9 | -4.4 | -4.5 | 1.0 | |
| Non-manufacturing | -1.8 | -6.0 | -5.2 | -1.3 | |
| Corporations with capital of 10 to 100 million yen | |||||
| All industries | -22.2 | -16.1 | -17.1 | -10.7 | |
| Manufacturing | -19.2 | -14.3 | -22.4 | -9.4 | |
| Non-manufacturing | -22.8 | -16.5 | -16.0 | -11.0 | |
2. Domestic economic conditions |
| Business survey index (Difference of "up"-"down" compared with previous quarter) (%points) |
| Jul.-Sep. | Oct.-Dec. | Jan.-Mar. | Apr.-Jun. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Corporations with capital of 1 billion yen or over | |||||
| All industries | 1.5 | -11.9 | -3.1 | 3.4 | |
| Manufacturing | 9.3 | -13.5 | -1.4 | 3.6 | |
| Non-manufacturing | -2.8 | -11.1 | -4.0 | 3.2 | |
| Corporations with capital of 100 million to 1 billion yen | |||||
| All industries | -13.7 | -20.3 | -13.7 | -2.1 | |
| Manufacturing | -2.8 | -15.5 | -10.7 | 0.8 | |
| Non-manufacturing | -17.0 | -21.7 | -14.6 | -3.0 | |
| Corporations with capital of 10 to 100 million yen | |||||
| All industries | -32.6 | -32.5 | -27.5 | -15.9 | |
| Manufacturing | -27.2 | -29.5 | -28.1 | -13.5 | |
| Non-manufacturing | -33.7 | -33.1 | -27.4 | -16.4 | |
3. Employment |
| Business survey index (Difference of "insufficient"-"excessive" ) (%points) |
| End of Sep. | End of Dec. | End of Mar. | End of Jun. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Corporations with capital of 1 billion yen or over | |||||
| All industries | 1.3 | 1.7 | 1.4 | 0.0 | |
| Manufacturing | -0.2 | -3.5 | -2.8 | -1.8 | |
| Non-manufacturing | 2.0 | 4.6 | 3.7 | 1.0 | |
| Corporations with capital of 100 million to 1 billion yen | |||||
| All industries | 5.9 | 8.6 | 6.0 | 2.4 | |
| Manufacturing | 2.0 | 1.1 | -2.3 | -1.8 | |
| Non-manufacturing | 7.0 | 10.8 | 8.5 | 3.6 | |
| Corporations with capital of 10 to 100 million yen | |||||
| All industries | 3.4 | 6.4 | 2.3 | 0.5 | |
| Manufacturing | 2.2 | 1.9 | -1.2 | 0.1 | |
| Non-manufacturing | 3.6 | 7.3 | 3.0 | 0.6 | |
4. Sales (compared with the previous year) |
| (%) |
| FY 2011 | 1st half FY 2011 | 2nd half FY 2011 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| All industries | 0.8 | -0.3 | 1.8 |
| Manufacturing | 2.2 | -0.1 | 4.5 |
| Non-manufacturing | 0.2 | -0.4 | 0.7 |
5. Ordinary profits (compared with the previous year) |
| (%) |
| FY 2011 | 1st half FY 2011 | 2nd half FY 2011 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| All industries | -2.0 | -1.7 | -2.3 |
| Manufacturing | -6.2 | -8.4 | -4.0 |
| Non-manufacturing | -0.0 | 1.5 | -1.5 |
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 | 0.7 | -8.4 | 8.6 |
| Manufacturing | 2.8 | -4.5 | 9.3 |
| Non-manufacturing | -0.7 | -10.9 | 8.2 |
| Note: Excludes expense purchasing land. |
