Business Outlook Survey(July-September 2012)Sep. 11, 2012 |
1. Business conditions |
| Business survey index (Difference of "up"-"down" compared with previous quarter) (%points) |
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Apr.-Jun. |
Jul.-Sep. |
Oct.-Dec. |
Jan.-Mar. |
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| Corporations with capital of 1 billion yen or over | All industries | -3.1 | 2.2 | 5.4 | 5.2 | Manufacturing | -5.7 | 2.5 | 8.5 | 5.2 | Non-manufacturing | -1.6 | 2.0 | 3.8 | 5.3 | Corporations with capital of 100 million to 1 billion yen | All industries | -7.2 | -3.4 | 3.2 | 1.2 | Manufacturing | -12.9 | -6.6 | 5.6 | 2.7 | Non-manufacturing | -5.5 | -2.5 | 2.5 | 0.8 | Corporations with capital of 10 to 100 million yen | All industries | -20.0 | -19.8 | -8.1 | -10.8 | Manufacturing | -26.0 | -21.9 | -4.1 | -10.0 | Non-manufacturing | -18.8 | -19.4 | -8.9 | -10.9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
2. Domestic economic conditions |
| Business survey index (Difference of "up"-"down" compared with previous quarter) (%points) |
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Apr.-Jun. |
Jul.-Sep. |
Oct.-Dec. |
Jan.-Mar. |
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| Corporations with capital of 1 billion yen or over | All industries | 0.7 | -1.0 | 1.2 | 2.8 | Manufacturing | -1.7 | 0.0 | 2.2 | 1.4 | Non-manufacturing | 1.9 | -1.5 | 0.7 | 3.5 | Corporations with capital of 100 million to 1 billion yen | All industries | -3.4 | -7.2 | -2.4 | -0.9 | Manufacturing | -7.8 | -10.0 | -2.5 | 0.9 | Non-manufacturing | -2.1 | -6.4 | -2.4 | -1.5 | Corporations with capital of 10 to 100 million yen | All industries | -21.7 | -21.6 | -16.0 | -15.1 | Manufacturing | -27.2 | -23.9 | -13.3 | -13.3 | Non-manufacturing | -20.5 | -21.1 | -16.5 | -15.5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
3. Employment |
| Business survey index (Difference of "insufficient"-"excessive" ) (%points) |
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End of Jun. |
End of Sep. |
End of Dec. |
End of Mar. |
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| Corporations with capital of 1 billion yen or over | All industries | 0.4 | 1.3 | 2.1 | 2.5 | Manufacturing | -5.5 | -5.6 | -4.0 | -2.2 | Non-manufacturing | 3.6 | 5.0 | 5.4 | 5.1 | Corporations with capital of 100 million to 1 billion yen | All industries | 8.0 | 10.9 | 8.6 | 6.7 | Manufacturing | -1.6 | 2.3 | 1.1 | 0.1 | Non-manufacturing | 10.9 | 13.4 | 10.9 | 8.7 | Corporations with capital of 10 to 100 million yen | All industries | 5.6 | 7.8 | 6.7 | 5.3 | Manufacturing | -1.5 | 1.0 | 0.4 | -0.3 | Non-manufacturing | 7.0 | 9.2 | 8.0 | 6.4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
4. Sales (compared with the previous year) |
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(%) |
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FY 2012 |
1st half FY 2012 |
2nd half FY 2012 |
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| All industries | 2.8 | 3.4 | 2.3 |
| Manufacturing | 2.3 | 3.0 | 1.7 |
| Non-manufacturing | 3.0 | 3.6 | 2.5 |
5. Ordinary profits (compared with the previous year) |
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(%) |
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FY 2012 |
1st half FY 2012 |
2nd half FY 2012 |
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| All industries | 5.7 | 6.5 | 5.1 | ||||
| Manufacturing | 2.9 | -5.2 | 10.5 | Non-manufacturing | 7.1 | 12.5 | 2.7 |
6. Software and investment in plant and equipment (compared with the previous year) |
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(%) |
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FY 2012 |
1st half FY 2012 |
2nd half FY 2012 |
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|---|---|---|---|
| All industries | 9.8 | 19.0 | 2.8 |
| Manufacturing | 15.0 | 23.0 | 8.2 |
| Non-manufacturing | 6.8 | 16.4 | -0.2 |
| Note: Excludes expense purchasing land. |
