II. Corporate activities related to rising prices(Your business conditions)
Q7: In terms of the current conditions (FY2008) and prospect for the nextyear (FY2009) regarding the business conditions of your company, selectone of the following and circle the corresponding number
Current conditions (FY2008)(Expected price increase rate)
Answer this question only if you are a non-manufacturing
company (excluding fishing, agricultura and mining companies).
Q9: Choose and circle only one number that is the closest to yourforecast in relation to how much the average purchase price tomanufacture and provide your major products and services and theaverage sales price will fall or rise in one year later(about January of2010) compared to the current situation.
Further, if you have no purchase price, circle the number for“N/A”.
In addition, please answer by sales route for corporations
and groups or individuals and consumers for the averagesales price. If there are no relevant sales routes, circle thenumber for “N/A”.

Prospect for the next year (FY2009)

Good1Better1

Not good or bad2

Unchanged2

Bad3

Worse3Don’t know4(Wage revisions and expected rate of increase)
Q8: How much have you raised the wage of the employees for this year(FY2008)? In addition, how much do you think the rate of wage
increase for your company, your industry, and Japanese companies as awhole for the next year (FY2009)? Choose and circle only one
number each for the increase of amount for the wage (total includes
scheduled and nonscheduled earnings) revision.

Years

Rate of wage increasefor your company

Rate ofwage
increasefor yourindustry

ForecastforFY2009

ForecastforFY2009

Rateofwage
increaseforJapanesecompaniesas a whole
Forecastfor
FY2009Rate of increase
FY2008

Price
Sales route

Averagepurchase price

Years

Average sales priceCorporations,groupsIndividuals,
consumers

Rate of change

One year later(around Jan. 2010)

20% or more

111

10% to 20% (not incl.)

22

2

5% to 10% (not incl.)

33344

455566

60 % (not incl.) to 5%(not incl.)

One year later(around Jan. 2010)

5% or more

11

1

1

4% to 5% (not incl.)

222

2

3% to 4% (not incl.)3333(not incl.)

2% to 3% (not incl.)

4444-10% (not incl.) to -5%

7771% to 2% (not incl.)

555

5-20% (not incl.) to -10%8880% (not incl.) to 1%(not incl.)

6666-20% or less

9990%

7777N/A

1010

10-1% (not incl.) to 0%(not incl.)

888

8-2% (not incl.) to -1%

9999-3% (not incl.) to -2%

10101010-4% (not incl.) to -3%

111111

11-5% (not incl.) to -4%

1212121270% or more

1-5% or less1313131350% to 70% (not incl.)

230% to 50% (not incl.)

320 % to 30% (not incl.)

4

10 % to 20% (not incl.)

510% (not incl.) or less

60%-5% (not incl.) to 0%(Market conditions)
Q10: (1) What is the share of your major products and services in themarket? Choose and circle only one number.

(2) How much do you think the products and services of the companies
have been differentiated in the market to which your major products andservices belong? Choose and circle only one number that is the closest
to your situation.

4

Almost no differentiation

1

Somewhat differentiated2

Mostly differentiated3

Almost no competition with other companies4(3) Which best represents the price determination force that your company
has for your purchasers? Choose and circle only one number.
Almost none

1

Weak

2

Strong3(Measures for increased purchase prices)
Q12: (1) How much of your purchase price as a whole has risen comparedto two years ago in terms of percentage in the price increase, including raw
material prices such as crude oil and grains?
Choose and circle only one rate of increase.
As of Jan. 2009Year
(As compared to Jan.
Rate of increase2007)(4) Which factor do you think is important to the purchasers in the market
to which your products and services belong? Choose and circle only onenumber.
Price

1

Quality, function, service details

2(Measures for price increase and economic recession)
Q11: (1) What measures have you taken to ensure profits (or supplementlosses) in increased purchase prices and the slowdown in demand due toglobal economic recessions from the latter half of FY2007 to FY2008?
Please write a number in the space in the order of importance.
Please write 1 in the space if there are no specific measures (if there is noneed).
Sales price increase
Employment adjustment (including wage adjustment)

50% or more

140% to 50% (not incl.)

230% to 40% (not incl.)

320 % to 30% (not incl.)

410 % to 20% (not incl.)

50 % (not incl.)to 10% (not incl.)

60%

70 % (not incl.) or less8(2) Answer this question only if you chose 1 to 6 (increased) in(1) above.
How much of the purchased price increase have you transferred to the sales
price for major products and services?
Choose and circle only one number for each of domestic and overseas
for the rate of transfer to sales prices.
Purchasers

Reduction of capital investment
Resource and energy saving
Streamlining of production processes and work processes
Review of suppliers of raw materials, fuels and products

Others (please state:)

No specific measures (no need)(2) Answer this question only if you chose “Employmentadjustment (including wage adjustment)” in (1) above.
What measures have you taken for employment adjustment?
Choose and circle all relevant numbers for each form of employment.
Form of employment

RegularemployeesNon-regularemployees

Overtime work reduction

1

1

Wage adjustment

22

Reduced hiring

33Dismissal

4455

Employment adjustment
methodOthers (please state:

Domestic

Overseas100%1175% to 100% (not incl.)

2

2

50% to 75% (not incl.)

3

325 % to 50% (not incl.)

44

10 % to 25% (not incl.)

5

5

6

60%

77N/A

88

Rate of transfer
to sales prices

Withdrawal of retained earnings)

0 % (not incl.) to 10% (notincl.)(3) Answer this question only if you export.
How have you set the overseas prices of your major products (in localcurrencies) given the yen’s appreciation in recent years? Choose andcircle only one number.

5

Raised1

Maintained

2

Lowered3

(Measures for the Labor Law for Part-Time Workers)
Q13: (1) Have you made part-time workers regular employees in line withor in advance of the revision of the Labor Law for Part-Time Workers from
April 1, 2008?
Choose and circle only one number (the period in which implementation
started, if applicable).

Implemented

December 2006 or before

1

January 2007 to March 2007

2April 2007 to June 2007

3

July 2007 to September 2007

4October 2007 to December 2007

5January 2008 to March 2008

6April 2008 to June 2008

7July 2008 or after

8

Plan to in the future

9No plans for the moment

10No part-time workers

11(2) Answer this question only if you answered 1 to 8
(implemented) in (1) above.
How much has the wage per person or the personnel costs per person(including welfare expenses and social insurance premiums) changed bymaking part-time workers regular employees compared to the time before
making them regular employees (or how much change did you expect whenimplementing)?
Please fill out the rate of wage increase and personnel costs per person.
Personnel costs per person
Wage per person(including welfare expenses andsocial insurance premiums)%%(3) Have you implemented any specific plans or do you plan to implement
any specific plans other than making part-time workers regular employees,
such as introducing a promotion system in line with the revision of theLabor Law for Part-Time Workers?
Choose and circle all relevant numbers.
HavePlan toimplemented implement
Introduction of a regular employee11recruitment system for applicants
Expansion of promotion opportunities for22part-time workers including promotion tomanagement positions
Introduction of a regular employee system33
with the limited work areas (regions)Introduction of bonuses and a welfare
44pension system for part-time workers
Other (please state:)

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