Business Outlook Survey(April-June 2014)Jun. 11, 2014 |
1. Business conditions |
| Business survey index (Difference of "up"-"down" compared with previous quarter) (%points) |
| Jan.-Mar. | Apr.-Jun. | Jul.-Sep. | Oct.-Dec. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Corporations with capital of 1 billion yen or over | |||||
| All industries | 12.7 | -14.6 | 13.4 | 10.3 | |
| Manufacturing | 12.5 | -13.9 | 16.0 | 13.9 | |
| Non-manufacturing | 12.8 | -15.0 | 12.1 | 8.3 | |
| Corporations with capital of 100 million to 1 billion yen | |||||
| All industries | 8.5 | -19.5 | 9.2 | 12.2 | |
| Manufacturing | 7.2 | -16.4 | 9.9 | 12.5 | |
| Non-manufacturing | 8.9 | -20.5 | 9.1 | 12.0 | |
| Corporations with capital of 10 to 100 million yen | |||||
| All industries | 0.1 | -21.5 | -3.7 | 1.6 | |
| Manufacturing | 2.9 | -20.2 | -4.4 | 4.6 | |
| Non-manufacturing | -0.5 | -21.8 | -3.6 | 1.0 | |
2. Domestic economic conditions |
| Business survey index (Difference of "up"-"down" compared with previous quarter) (%points) |
| Jan.-Mar. | Apr.-Jun. | Jul.-Sep. | Oct.-Dec. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Corporations with capital of 1 billion yen or over | |||||
| All industries | 29.2 | -22.4 | 19.0 | 13.1 | |
| Manufacturing | 25.1 | -20.0 | 17.2 | 12.5 | |
| Non-manufacturing | 31.4 | -23.7 | 20.0 | 13.5 | |
| Corporations with capital of 100 million to 1 billion yen | |||||
| All industries | 30.2 | -24.2 | 13.6 | 15.2 | |
| Manufacturing | 26.1 | -21.9 | 11.8 | 14.3 | |
| Non-manufacturing | 31.5 | -24.9 | 14.2 | 15.5 | |
| Corporations with capital of 10 to 100 million yen | |||||
| All industries | 20.3 | -21.5 | 0.5 | 5.2 | |
| Manufacturing | 18.4 | -23.2 | 1.7 | 6.9 | |
| Non-manufacturing | 20.7 | -21.1 | 0.3 | 4.8 | |
3. Employment |
| Business survey index (Difference of "insufficient"-"excessive" ) (%points) |
| End of Mar. | End of Jun. | End of Sep. | End of Dec. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Corporations with capital of 1 billion yen or over | |||||
| All industries | 10.0 | 7.5 | 6.7 | 6.8 | |
| Manufacturing | 2.4 | 1.2 | 0.9 | 1.6 | |
| Non-manufacturing | 14.1 | 10.8 | 9.7 | 9.5 | |
| Corporations with capital of 100 million to 1 billion yen | |||||
| All industries | 17.4 | 19.9 | 15.4 | 15.5 | |
| Manufacturing | 8.5 | 11.2 | 4.8 | 5.6 | |
| Non-manufacturing | 20.1 | 22.5 | 18.5 | 18.5 | |
| Corporations with capital of 10 to 100 million yen | |||||
| All industries | 19.1 | 16.0 | 14.0 | 14.8 | |
| Manufacturing | 16.6 | 12.6 | 9.5 | 10.6 | |
| Non-manufacturing | 19.6 | 16.7 | 14.9 | 15.7 | |
4. Sales (compared with the previous year) |
| (%) |
| FY 2014 | 1st half FY 2014 | 2nd half FY 2014 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| All industries | 1.0 | 1.5 | 0.5 |
| Manufacturing | 2.2 | 2.7 | 1.7 |
| Non-manufacturing | 0.5 | 1.0 | -0.0 |
5. Ordinary profits (compared with the previous year) |
| (%) |
| FY 2014 | 1st half FY 2014 | 2nd half FY 2014 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| All industries | -2.3 | -7.2 | 2.4 |
| Manufacturing | -0.4 | -7.9 | 6.5 |
| Non-manufacturing | -3.0 | -7.0 | 0.6 |
6. Software and investment in plant and equipment (compared with the previous year) |
| (%) |
| FY 2014 | 1st half FY 2014 | 2nd half FY 2014 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| All industries | 4.5 | 14.9 | -3.1 |
| Manufacturing | 10.8 | 25.3 | -1.3 |
| Non-manufacturing | 1.5 | 9.2 | -3.9 |
| Note: Excludes expense purchasing land. |
