Manufacturers index +23 in December vs +26 in November (and down 3 points from three months ago)
Non-manufacturers index +31 in December vs +30 in November
- down 2 points from three months ago
Manufacturers March index seen at +22, non-manufacturers +30
Remarks, via Reuters:
- "Our clients are turning cautious about capex due to uncertainty over the global economic outlook with the spread of protectionism and U.S.-China trade friction," a manager at a machinery firm
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poll of 480 large- and mid-sized companies conducted Nov. 20 to Dec. 3.
- 246 firms responded
Reuters monthly poll which tracks the Bank of Japan's tankan quarterly survey (next is due on December 14)
