Integration of Part of Tankan Release Materials
September 10, 2019
Research and Statistics Department
Bank of JapanThe Bank of Japan will integrate the following release materials of the Tankan(Short-Term Economic Survey of Enterprises in Japan): the Figures by Industry, and theComprehensive Data Set.
Currently, the two materials are released simultaneously on the next business day of thereleases of the Summary and the Outline.
Effective with the release of the March 2020 survey, the Bank will no longer release theFigures by Industry and entirely integrate this material into the Comprehensive DataSet.
The figures listed in the Figures by Industry will continue to be available on the current
schedule as part of the Comprehensive Data Set (for the March 2020 survey, theComprehensive Data Set will be released on April 2, 2020, following the releases of theSummary and the Outline on April 1).
For details on the integration, please refer to the Appendix.
Inquiries
Business Survey Group, Economic Statistics Division, Research and Statistics
Department
E-mail: post.rsd5@boj.or.jp

(Appendix)

Items listed in the Figures by Industry andthe Comprehensive Data Set from the March 2020 surveyThe Figures by Industry

page

Number of Sample Enterprises
Response rate
Average of predicted exchange rates
expected by large manufacturing
enterprises
1. Judgement Survey

Cover
Cover
CoverBusiness Conditions
Domestic Supply & Demand
Conditions for Products and Services
Overseas Supply & Demand
Conditions for Products
Inventory Level of Finished Goods &Merchandise
Wholesalers' Inventory Level
Production Capacity
Employment Conditions
Financial Position
Lending Attitude of Financial
institutions
Change in Interest Rate on Loans
Conditions for CP Issuance (Based onCP-Issuing Enterprises)
Change in Output Prices
Change in Input Prices
2. Percentage Share of the Number ofRespondents Choosing Each
Alternative

246810121416182022242628

The Comprehensive Data Set
from the March 2020 survey
Number of Sample Enterprises
Response rate
Predicted Exchange Rates
1. Judgement Survey(1) Diffusion Index
Business Conditions
Domestic Supply & Demand
Conditions for Products and Services
Overseas Supply & Demand
Conditions for Products
Inventory Level of Finished Goods &Merchandise
Wholesalers' Inventory Level
Production Capacity
Employment Conditions
Financial Position
Lending Attitude of Financial
institutions
Change in Interest Rate on Loans
Conditions for CP Issuance (Based onCP-Issuing Enterprises)
Change in Output Prices
Change in Input Prices
1. Judgement Survey(2) Percentage Share of the Number ofRespondents Choosing Each
Alternativepage242[250]242[250]56

246810121416182022242628

3. Annual Projections
Sales
Domestic Sales
Exports
Current Profits
Net Income
Fixed Investment including Land
Purchasing Expenses
Software Investment
Land Purchasing Expenses
Software and Fixed Investment
excluding Land Purchasing Expenses
R&D Investment
Software, R&D, and Fixed Investment
excluding Land Purchasing Expenses
Ratio of Current Profit to Sales[4. Number of New Graduates Hired]
4. Financial institutions[5. Financial institutions]
Business Conditions
Production Capacity
Employment Conditions[Number of New Graduates Hired]
Fixed Investment including Land
Purchasing Expenses
Software Investment
Land Purchasing Expenses
Software and Fixed Investment
excluding Land Purchasing Expenses
R&D Investment
Software, R&D, and Fixed Investment
excluding Land Purchasing Expenses

3640
44
48
52
56
60
64
68
72
76
80
[84]
84[88]
84[88]
84[88][89]
85[90]
85[90]
86[91]
86[91]
87[92]
87[92]

2. Annual Projections(1) Year-to-year Percent Change etc.
Sales
Domestic Sales
Exports
Current Profits
Net Income
Fixed Investment including Land
Purchasing Expenses
Software Investment
Land Purchasing Expenses
Software and Fixed Investment
excluding Land Purchasing Expenses
R&D Investment
Software, R&D, and Fixed Investment
excluding Land Purchasing Expenses
Ratio of Current Profit to Sales[4. Number of New Graduates Hired]
4. Financial institutions[5. Financial institutions]
Business Conditions
Production Capacity
Employment Conditions[Number of New Graduates Hired]
Fixed Investment including Land
Purchasing Expenses
Software Investment
Land Purchasing Expenses
Software and Fixed Investment
excluding Land Purchasing Expenses
R&D Investment
Software, R&D, and Fixed Investment
excluding Land Purchasing Expenses

Note: Items/page numbers in square brackets [] are those for June and December survey.

44
48
52
72
76
80
84
88
92
96
100
104
[222]
224[232]
224[232]
224[232][240]
226[234]
226[234]
227[235]
227[235]
228[236]228[236]