Quarterly Business Sentiment Index (BSI) survey results for Q2

Brief description of what it is here

  • Q2 'All industry' for Q2 is -1.2 q/q (prior was +1.9)
  • Q2 big manufacturers' business sentiment index -6.0 -(vs Q1 was +2.4)
  • Q3 big manufacturers business sentiment index seen +13.2 (seen at +7.8 in the previous survey)
  • Japan firms see 2015/16 capital spending +5.9% y/y (seen -3.9 % in the prior survey)