Outline of Business Outlook Survey

June 2nd, 2004
Economic and Social Research Institute, Cabinet Office

  1. Purpose of the survey

        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.

  2. 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.

  3. Survey method

        This survey is based on questionnaires that self-reporting by mail or online from respondent companies.

  4. Survey frequency and period

        Frequency: Quarterly

    Reference TermsThe time of publication
    April-Junethe end of June
    July-Septemberthe end of September
    October-Decemberthe end of December
    January-Marchthe end of March

        The date and time of publication for the first Business Outlook Survey (April-June, 2004) is
       June 24th, 2004 / 8:50am (JST)

  5. 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
   For further details
Please contact the Department of Business Statistics, Economic and Social Research Institute, Cabinet Office.