Business Outlook Survey(October-December 2013)Dec. 10, 2013 |
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 | 12.0 | 8.3 | 11.8 | -4.1 | |
| Manufacturing | 15.2 | 9.7 | 11.4 | -4.6 | |
| Non-manufacturing | 10.4 | 7.5 | 12.1 | -3.9 | |
| Corporations with capital of 100 million to 1 billion yen | |||||
| All industries | 9.6 | 6.3 | 8.4 | -5.1 | |
| Manufacturing | 11.7 | 6.4 | 6.9 | -5.0 | |
| Non-manufacturing | 9.0 | 6.3 | 8.9 | -5.1 | |
| Corporations with capital of 10 to 100 million yen | |||||
| All industries | -8.7 | -0.1 | -2.0 | -10.7 | |
| Manufacturing | -12.7 | -5.3 | -1.1 | -8.0 | |
| Non-manufacturing | -7.9 | 0.9 | -2.2 | -11.2 | |
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 | 23.7 | 24.6 | 22.7 | -9.3 | |
| Manufacturing | 22.0 | 23.0 | 18.1 | -7.9 | |
| Non-manufacturing | 24.6 | 25.5 | 25.2 | -10.0 | |
| Corporations with capital of 100 million to 1 billion yen | |||||
| All industries | 22.6 | 26.3 | 25.2 | -9.6 | |
| Manufacturing | 18.7 | 24.0 | 20.3 | -6.0 | |
| Non-manufacturing | 23.8 | 27.0 | 26.7 | -10.7 | |
| Corporations with capital of 10 to 100 million yen | |||||
| All industries | 6.5 | 13.6 | 10.8 | -15.4 | |
| Manufacturing | -0.3 | 6.2 | 9.4 | -13.5 | |
| Non-manufacturing | 7.9 | 15.1 | 11.1 | -15.7 | |
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 | 5.1 | 7.9 | 6.2 | 2.8 | |
| Manufacturing | -2.0 | 1.1 | -0.2 | -1.8 | |
| Non-manufacturing | 8.9 | 11.5 | 9.6 | 5.3 | |
| Corporations with capital of 100 million to 1 billion yen | |||||
| All industries | 11.7 | 15.1 | 12.5 | 7.3 | |
| Manufacturing | 0.7 | 4.1 | 2.6 | 0.5 | |
| Non-manufacturing | 15.0 | 18.4 | 15.5 | 9.3 | |
| Corporations with capital of 10 to 100 million yen | |||||
| All industries | 11.4 | 16.5 | 12.7 | 6.4 | |
| Manufacturing | 3.7 | 14.1 | 11.1 | 2.9 | |
| Non-manufacturing | 12.9 | 17.0 | 13.1 | 7.1 | |
4. Sales (compared with the previous year) |
| (%) |
| FY 2013 | 1st half FY 2013 | 2nd half FY 2013 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| All industries | 3.3 | 3.3 | 3.2 |
| Manufacturing | 4.1 | 2.6 | 5.5 |
| Non-manufacturing | 2.9 | 3.6 | 2.3 |
5. Ordinary profits (compared with the previous year) |
| (%) |
| FY 2013 | 1st half FY 2013 | 2nd half FY 2013 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| All industries | 15.1 | 29.2 | 2.9 |
| Manufacturing | 27.9 | 49.9 | 10.8 |
| Non-manufacturing | 9.7 | 21.2 | -0.6 |
6. Software and investment in plant and equipment (compared with the previous year) |
| (%) |
| FY 2013 | 1st half FY 2013 | 2nd half FY 2013 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| All industries | 11.5 | 5.9 | 16.1 |
| Manufacturing | 8.7 | -8.6 | 25.4 |
| Non-manufacturing | 13.2 | 16.2 | 10.8 |
| Note: Excludes expense purchasing land. |
