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Subjects > Business tendency surveys > Japan
Country: Japan Subject: Business tendency surveys (construction)
| JPN.BC....... | Name of collection/source
Data are derived from the Bank of Japan's quarterly Short-term Economic Survey of Enterprises in Japan (TANKAN). The survey is conducted in March, June, September and December. Results are released at the beginning of April, July, October, and mid-December. The answer sheet is deliver and collected by mail.
Direct source
Bank of Japan
Variables collected
Variables collected are:
- Business situation - activity: present
- Business situation - activity: future tendency
- Employment: future level
- Selling prices: future tendency
Sampling
The sample enterprises are selected from a "population" of all private enterprises in Japan employing fifty or more persons (or twenty or more persons in the wholesaling, retailing, services, and leasing industries). In publishing the surveys, the enterprises are classified by size into "large," "medium" and "small" according to their number of employees, as follows: Large enterprises: 1,000 employees or more Medium-sized enterprises: 300-999 employees Small enterprises: 20/50-299 employees.
Other coverage
Enterprises deemed to generally reflect trends in their industries are principally selected from among stock exchange listed companies, excluding the finance and insurance industries, with at least one billion Yen in capital. However, the survey may contain companies with less than one billion Yen in capital or unlisted companies if they are deemed sufficiently influential.
Key statistical concept
The business tendency survey results reflect businessmen's judgement on developments experienced in the recent past, the current situation and prospects for the next three or four month period for their own business. The survey is conducted to provide an accurate picture of long-term trends of principal enterprises in Japan. The responding enterprises are asked to choose one alternative among three [(+) (=) (-)] as the best descriptor of prevailing conditions, excluding seasonal factors at the time of the survey and three months hence. The survey consists of 37 (March) to 40 (December) questions.
Aggregation and consolidation
Questions are asked on a 3 point scale. For judgement questions, the percentage share of the raw number of responding enterprises for each of the three choices is calculated. The diffusion index (DI) is calculated as following:
DI = Percentage share of enterprises responding for Choice 1
minus Percentage share of enterprises responding for Choice 3
Seasonal adjustment
The series seasonally adjusted by the OECD using the X-12 ARIMA method.
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Country: Japan Subject: Business tendency surveys (construction) > Business situation - Activity
| JPN.BCBU....... | Key statistical concept
Survey Question: Business conditions: Judgement of general business conditions, primarily in light of the individual current profits.
1) Favorable. 2) Not so favorable. 3) Unfavorable.
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Country: Japan Subject: Business tendency surveys (construction) > Employment
| JPN.BCEM....... | Key statistical concept
Survey Question: Employment conditions: Judgement of the excessiveness, adequacy, or shortage of the number of employees at the responding enterprise.
1) Excessive employment. 2) Adequate. 3) Insufficient employment.
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Country: Japan Subject: Business tendency surveys (construction) > Selling prices
| JPN.BCSP....... | Key statistical concept
Survey Question: Change in output prices: Judgement of the direction of change in the selling prices of major products (yen-based prices for exports) and services provided by the responding enterprise.
1) Rise. 2) Unchanged. 3) Fall.
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Country: Japan Subject: Business tendency surveys (retail trade)
| JPN.BR....... | Name of collection/source
Data are derived from the Bank of Japan's quarterly Short-term Economic Survey of Enterprises in Japan (TANKAN). The survey is conducted in March, June, September and December. Results are released at the beginning of April, July, October, and mid-December. The answer sheet is deliver and collected by mail.
Direct source
Bank of Japan
Variables collected
Variables collected are:
- Business situation - activity: present
- Business situation - activity: future tendency
- Volume of stocks: future tendency
- Employment: future level
Sampling
The sample enterprises are selected from a "population" of all private enterprises in Japan employing fifty or more persons (or twenty or more persons in the wholesaling, retailing, services, and leasing industries). In publishing the surveys, the enterprises are classified by size into "large," "medium" and "small" according to their number of employees, as follows: Large enterprises: 1,000 employees or more Medium-sized enterprises: 300-999 employees Small enterprises: 20/50-299 employees.
Other coverage
Enterprises deemed to generally reflect trends in their industries are principally selected from among stock exchange listed companies, excluding the finance and insurance industries, with at least one billion Yen in capital. However, the survey may contain companies with less than one billion Yen in capital or unlisted companies if they are deemed sufficiently influential.
Key statistical concept
The business tendency survey results reflect businessmen's judgement on developments experienced in the recent past, the current situation and prospects for the next three or four month period for their own business. The survey is conducted to provide an accurate picture of long-term trends of principal enterprises in Japan. The responding enterprises are asked to choose one alternative among three [(+) (=) (-)] as the best descriptor of prevailing conditions, excluding seasonal factors at the time of the survey and three months hence. The survey consists of 37 (March) to 40 (December) questions.
Aggregation and consolidation
Questions are asked on a 3 point scale. For judgement questions, the percentage share of the raw number of responding enterprises for each of the three choices is calculated. The diffusion index (DI) is calculated as following:
DI = Percentage share of enterprises responding for Choice 1
minus Percentage share of enterprises responding for Choice 3
Seasonal adjustment
The series seasonally adjusted by the OECD using the X-12 ARIMA method.
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Country: Japan Subject: Business tendency surveys (retail trade) > Business situation - Activity
| JPN.BRBU....... | Key statistical concept
Survey Question: Business conditions: Judgement of general business conditions, primarily in light of the individual current profits.
1) Favorable. 2) Not so favorable. 3) Unfavorable.
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Country: Japan Subject: Business tendency surveys (retail trade) > Employment
| JPN.BREM....... | Key statistical concept
Survey Question: Employment conditions: Judgement of the excessiveness, adequacy, or shortage of the number of employees at the responding enterprise.
1) Excessive employment. 2) Adequate. 3) Insufficient employment.
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Country: Japan Subject: Business tendency surveys (retail trade) > Volume of stocks
| JPN.BRVS....... | Key statistical concept
Inventory level of finished goods and merchandise: Judgement of the excessiveness, adequacy, or shortage of the inventory level of finished goods and merchandise compared with the sales of the responding enterprise. Intentional increase or decrease due to any technical factors should be excluded.
1) Excessive or somewhat excessive. 2) Adequate. 3) Insufficient or somewhat insufficient.
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Country: Japan Subject: Business tendency surveys (manufacturing)
| JPN.BS....... | Name of collection/source
Data are derived from the Bank of Japan's quarterly Short-term Economic Survey of Enterprises in Japan (TANKAN). The survey is conducted in March, June, September and December. Results are released at the beginning of April, July, October, and mid-December. The answer sheet is deliver and collected by mail.
Direct source
Bank of Japan
Variables collected
Variables collected are:
- Finished goods stocks: level
- Selling prices: future tendency
- Employment: future level
- Capacity utilisation - judgement on capacity utilisation: tendency
- Business situation: current
- Business situation: future tendency
Sampling
The sample enterprises are selected from a "population" of all private enterprises in Japan employing fifty or more persons (or twenty or more persons in the wholesaling, retailing, services, and leasing industries). In publishing the surveys, the enterprises are classified by size into "large," "medium" and "small" according to their number of employees, as follows: Large enterprises: 1,000 employees or more Medium-sized enterprises: 300-999 employees Small enterprises: 20/50-299 employees.
Other coverage
Enterprises deemed to generally reflect trends in their industries are principally selected from among stock exchange listed companies, excluding the finance and insurance industries, with at least one billion Yen in capital. However, the survey may contain companies with less than one billion Yen in capital or unlisted companies if they are deemed sufficiently influential.
Key statistical concept
The business tendency survey results reflect businessmen's judgement on developments experienced in the recent past, the current situation and prospects for the next three or four month period for their own business. The survey is conducted to provide an accurate picture of long-term trends of principal enterprises in Japan. The responding enterprises are asked to choose one alternative among three [(+) (=) (-)] as the best descriptor of prevailing conditions, excluding seasonal factors at the time of the survey and three months hence. The survey consists of 37 (March) to 40 (December) questions.
Aggregation and consolidation
Questions are asked on a 3 point scale. For judgement questions, the percentage share of the raw number of responding enterprises for each of the three choices is calculated. The diffusion index (DI) is calculated as following:
DI = Percentage share of enterprises responding for Choice 1
minus Percentage share of enterprises responding for Choice 3
Seasonal adjustment
The series seasonally adjusted by the OECD using the X-12 ARIMA method.
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Country: Japan Subject: Business tendency surveys (manufacturing) > Business situation
| JPN.BSBU....... | Key statistical concept
Survey Question: Business conditions: Judgement of general business conditions, primarily in light of the individual current profits.
1) Favorable. 2) Not so favorable. 3) Unfavorable.
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Country: Japan Subject: Business tendency surveys (manufacturing) > Capacity utilisation > Judgement on capacity utilisation
| JPN.BSCUJG....... | Key statistical concept
Production capacity: Judgement of the excessiveness, adequacy, or shortage of production capacity, excluding a shortage caused by temporary conditions such as the closure of a factory for repairs.
1) Excessive capacity. 2) Adequate. 3) Insufficient capacity.
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Country: Japan Subject: Business tendency surveys (manufacturing) > Employment
| JPN.BSEM....... | Key statistical concept
Survey Question: Employment conditions: Judgement of the excessiveness, adequacy, or shortage of the number of employees at the responding enterprise.
1) Excessive employment. 2) Adequate. 3) Insufficient employment.
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Country: Japan Subject: Business tendency surveys (manufacturing) > Finished goods stocks
| JPN.BSFG....... | Key statistical concept
Inventory level of finished goods and merchandise: Judgement of the excessiveness, adequacy, or shortage of the inventory level of finished goods and merchandise compared with the sales of the responding enterprise. Intentional increase or decrease due to any technical factors should be excluded.
1) Excessive or somewhat excessive. 2) Adequate. 3) Insufficient or somewhat insufficient.
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Country: Japan Subject: Business tendency surveys (manufacturing) > Selling prices
| JPN.BSSP....... | Key statistical concept
Survey Question: Change in output prices: Judgement of the direction of change in the selling prices of major products (yen-based prices for exports) and services provided by the responding enterprise.
1) Rise. 2) Unchanged. 3) Fall.
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Country: Japan Subject: Business tendency surveys (services)
| JPN.BV....... | Name of collection/source
Data are derived from the Bank of Japan's quarterly Short-term Economic Survey of Enterprises in Japan (TANKAN). The survey is conducted in March, June, September and December. Results are released at the beginning of April, July, October, and mid-December. The answer sheet is deliver and collected by mail.
Direct source
Bank of Japan
Variables collected
Variables collected are:
- Business situation - activity: present
- Business situation - activity: future tendency
- Employment: level
- Employment: future level
Sampling
The sample enterprises are selected from a "population" of all private enterprises in Japan employing fifty or more persons (or twenty or more persons in the wholesaling, retailing, services, and leasing industries). In publishing the surveys, the enterprises are classified by size into "large," "medium" and "small" according to their number of employees, as follows: Large enterprises: 1,000 employees or more Medium-sized enterprises: 300-999 employees Small enterprises: 20/50-299 employees.
Other coverage
Enterprises deemed to generally reflect trends in their industries are principally selected from among stock exchange listed companies, excluding the finance and insurance industries, with at least one billion Yen in capital. However, the survey may contain companies with less than one billion Yen in capital or unlisted companies if they are deemed sufficiently influential.
Key statistical concept
The business tendency survey results reflect businessmen's judgement on developments experienced in the recent past, the current situation and prospects for the next three or four month period for their own business. The survey is conducted to provide an accurate picture of long-term trends of principal enterprises in Japan. The responding enterprises are asked to choose one alternative among three [(+) (=) (-)] as the best descriptor of prevailing conditions, excluding seasonal factors at the time of the survey and three months hence. The survey consists of 37 (March) to 40 (December) questions.
Aggregation and consolidation
Questions are asked on a 3 point scale. For judgement questions, the percentage share of the raw number of responding enterprises for each of the three choices is calculated. The diffusion index (DI) is calculated as following:
DI = Percentage share of enterprises responding for Choice 1
minus Percentage share of enterprises responding for Choice 3
Seasonal adjustment
The series seasonally adjusted by the OECD using the X-12 ARIMA method.
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Country: Japan Subject: Business tendency surveys (services) > Business situation - Activity
| JPN.BVBU....... | Key statistical concept
Survey Question: Business conditions: Judgement of general business conditions, primarily in light of the individual current profits.
1) Favorable. 2) Not so favorable. 3) Unfavorable.
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Country: Japan Subject: Business tendency surveys (services) > Employment
| JPN.BVEM....... | Key statistical concept
Survey Question: Employment conditions: Judgement of the excessiveness, adequacy, or shortage of the number of employees at the responding enterprise.
1) Excessive employment. 2) Adequate. 3) Insufficient employment.
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