July-September, 2026 (details) : Business Outlook Survey

Response Rate

    The area of this survey is business enterprises that establish their headquarters or principal offices in Japan and have capital stock 10 million yen or more.

Response rate of enterprises by industry,sector
  All Enterprises Large Enterprises Medium-sized Enterprises Small Enterprises
All industries Estimate Enterprises 877,075 5,409 28,665 843,001
Sample enterprises 14,448 4,303 4,236 5,909
Response enterprises 11,244 3,695 3,100 4,449
Response rate (%) 77.8 85.9 73.2 75.3
Manufacturing Estimate Enterprises 138,896 1,731 5,969 131,196
Sample enterprises 4,265 1,419 1,053 1,793
Response enterprises 3,550 1,255 880 1,415
Response rate (%) 83.2 88.4 83.6 78.9
Non-Manufacturing Estimate Enterprises 738,179 3,678 22,696 711,805
Sample enterprises 10,183 2,884 3,183 4,116
Response enterprises 7,694 2,440 2,220 3,034
Response rate (%) 75.6 84.6 69.7 73.7
note:
  • Large enterprises are corporations with capital of 1 billion yen or over
  • Medium-sized enterprises are corporations with capital of 100 million yen to 1 billion yen
  • Small enterprises are corporations with capital of 10 to 100 million yen

Contact

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