Quarterly Business Sentiment Index (BSI) survey results for Q2.
- BSI, Large All Industry, -14.6 (prior was 12.7)
- BSI, Large Manufacturing, -13.9 (prior was 12.5)
- (The Large Manufacturing index for the next quarter – i.e. July to September – is seen at +16.0)
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- This survey analyzes business leaders’ assessments of and forecasts for the economy
- Its purpose is to get basic information for keeping track of economic trends
- It covers about 15,000 companies that have established their headquarters or principal offices in Japan and have capital stock of 10 million yen or more