Mnemonic | CIB.IJPN | |
---|---|---|
Unit | Diffusion Index, NSA | |
Adjustments | Not Seasonally Adjusted | |
Quarterly | 103.45 % | |
Data | 2024 Q3 | 5.9 |
2024 Q2 | 2.9 |
Source | Economic and Social Research Institute - Japan |
Release | Business Outlook Survey |
Frequency | Quarterly |
Start Date | 6/30/2004 |
End Date | 9/30/2024 |
Reference | Last | Previous | Units | Frequency | |
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Business Confidence | 2024 Q3 | 5.9 | 2.9 | Diffusion Index, NSA | Quarterly |
Industrial Production | Jan 2024 | 97.6 | 105.5 | Index 2020=100, SA | Monthly |
Change in Inventories | 2023 Q4 | 324.6 | 977.7 | Bil. JPY, SAAR | Quarterly |
Real Change in Inventories | 2023 Q4 | 279.1 | 993.9 | Bil. Ch. 2015 JPY, SAAR | Quarterly |
For Japan, this survey analyzes the current/planned profit, investments, etc. and business leaders' assessments of and forecasts for the economy in order to gain basic information for keeping track of economic trends.
The last three quarters of the dataseries are:
Active:
Predecessor:
Survey area
This survey covers business enterprises that establish their headquarters or principal offices in Japan and have capital stock 10 million yen or more.
Survey method
This survey is based on questionnaires that self-reporting by mail or online from respondent companies.
Items of the survey
Qualitative survey items | 1. business conditions | |
2. reasons for decision in business conditions | ||
3. general domestic economic conditions | ||
4. sales | ||
5. current profit | ||
6. domestic demand | ||
7. overseas demand | ||
8. sales price of products and services | ||
9. purchasing price of input materials and products | ||
10. inventory level of products or commodities for sales | ||
11. inventory level of input materials | ||
12. financial position | ||
13. attitude of financial institutions in financing | ||
14. production and sales facilities utilization | ||
15. number of employees | ||
16. number of temporary employees and part-timers | ||
17. measures for profit improvement | ||
Quantitative survey items | 1. sales and profit | 18. sales |
19. current profit | ||
2. investment in plant and equipment | 20. amount of newly reported investment | |
21. land | ||
22. software |
Survey frequency and period
Reference Terms | The time of publication |
April-June | the end of June |
July-September | the end of September |
October-December | the end of December |
January-March | the end of March |
Yes. Data are revised when new data become available.