Business Outlook Survey(January-March 2012)Mar. 14, 2012 |
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 | -2.5 | -2.7 | 1.3 | 7.3 | |
| Manufacturing | -6.1 | -7.3 | 2.3 | 9.2 | |
| Non-manufacturing | -0.5 | -0.1 | 0.7 | 6.3 | |
| Corporations with capital of 100 million to 1 billion yen | |||||
| All industries | -5.7 | -10.1 | -1.0 | 4.9 | |
| Manufacturing | -4.4 | -17.3 | -1.3 | 7.7 | |
| Non-manufacturing | -6.0 | -7.9 | -1.0 | 4.1 | |
| Corporations with capital of 10 to 100 million yen | |||||
| All industries | -16.1 | -20.8 | -12.1 | -6.6 | |
| Manufacturing | -14.3 | -21.3 | -15.3 | -5.3 | |
| Non-manufacturing | -16.5 | -20.7 | -11.4 | -6.8 | |
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 | -11.9 | -3.4 | 3.8 | 6.1 | |
| Manufacturing | -13.5 | -6.3 | 4.7 | 6.4 | |
| Non-manufacturing | -11.1 | -1.9 | 3.3 | 6.0 | |
| Corporations with capital of 100 million to 1 billion yen | |||||
| All industries | -20.3 | -14.4 | -3.4 | 0.7 | |
| Manufacturing | -15.5 | -15.5 | -4.5 | 2.1 | |
| Non-manufacturing | -21.7 | -14.1 | -3.0 | 0.3 | |
| Corporations with capital of 10 to 100 million yen | |||||
| All industries | -32.5 | -30.9 | -16.2 | -9.7 | |
| Manufacturing | -29.5 | -27.2 | -12.2 | -8.0 | |
| Non-manufacturing | -33.1 | -31.6 | -17.0 | -10.0 | |
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 | 1.7 | 2.5 | -0.5 | 0.8 | |
| Manufacturing | -3.5 | -5.0 | -5.5 | -3.0 | |
| Non-manufacturing | 4.6 | 6.5 | 2.2 | 2.8 | |
| Corporations with capital of 100 million to 1 billion yen | |||||
| All industries | 8.6 | 8.1 | 2.3 | 2.7 | |
| Manufacturing | 1.1 | -1.8 | -4.1 | -3.0 | |
| Non-manufacturing | 10.8 | 11.1 | 4.3 | 4.4 | |
| Corporations with capital of 10 to 100 million yen | |||||
| All industries | 6.4 | 5.9 | 0.3 | 0.7 | |
| Manufacturing | 1.9 | 4.3 | -1.4 | -0.5 | |
| Non-manufacturing | 7.3 | 6.2 | 0.6 | 0.9 | |
4. Sales (compared with the previous year) |
| (%) |
| FY 2011 | 1st half FY 2011 | 2nd half FY 2011 | FY 2012 | 1st half FY 2012 | 2nd half FY 2012 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All industries | 0.3 | -0.6 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 1.2 |
| Manufacturing | 1.0 | -1.1 | 3.1 | 1.8 | 1.6 | 2.0 |
| Non-manufacturing | 0.0 | -0.4 | 0.4 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 0.9 |
5. Ordinary profits (compared with the previous year) |
| (%) |
| FY 2011 | 1st half FY 2011 | 2nd half FY 2011 | FY 2012 | 1st half FY 2012 | 2nd half FY 2012 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All industries | -6.4 | -5.0 | -7.7 | 6.7 | -0.2 | 13.3 |
| Manufacturing | -16.6 | -17.2 | -16.0 | 8.6 | -6.4 | 24.9 |
| Non-manufacturing | -1.3 | 1.6 | -4.0 | 6.0 | 2.4 | 9.3 |
6. Software and investment in plant and equipment (compared with the previous year) |
| (%) |
| FY 2011 | 1st half FY 2011 | 2nd half FY 2011 | FY 2012 | 1st half FY 2012 | 2nd half FY 2012 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All industries | -0.4 | -7.2 | 5.4 | -0.3 | 13.8 | -11.8 |
| Manufacturing | 0.5 | -4.8 | 5.1 | -2.7 | 10.4 | -14.0 |
| Non-manufacturing | -1.0 | -8.8 | 5.5 | 1.3 | 16.4 | -10.4 |
| Note: Excludes expense purchasing land. |
