Table A.3. Timing of the surveys: ESPF (professional) vs. MCCS (households)

Survey month	ESP Forecast survey	Monthly Consumer Confidence Survey Covering All of Japan
Survey period	Published	Survey date 1/	Published	Method 2/
200404	20040415	20040512	telephone
200405	20040426	20040506	20040514	20040515	direct-visit
200406	20040528	20040608	20040515	20040615	telephone
200407	20040628	20040705	20040715	20040715	telephone
200408	20040727	20040804	20040811	20040815	20040810	direct-visit
200409	20040830	20040906	20040915	20040915	20040910	telephone
200410	20040928	20041005	20041015	20041015	20041110	telephone
200411	20041027	20041104	20041110	20041115	20041210	direct-visit
200412	20041122	20041130	20041206	20041215	20050117	telephone
200501	20041224	20050106	20050114	20050115	20050214	telephone
200502	20050131	20050207	20050214	20050215	20050311	direct-visit
200503	20050228	20050307	20050315	20050315	20050415	telephone
200504	20050329	20050405	20050412	20050415	20050516	telephone
200505	20050425	20050506	20050513	20050515	20050609	direct-visit
200506	20050530	20050606	20050615	20050615	20050712	telephone
200507	20050628	20050705	20050712	20050715	20050906	telephone
200508	20050728	20050804	20050810	20050815	20050915	direct-visit
200509	20050829	20050905	20050909	20050915	20051012	telephone
200510	20050928	20051005	20051012	20051015	20051111	telephone
200511	20051026	20051102	20051109	20051115	20051212	direct-visit
200512	20051124	20051201	20051207	20051215	20060117	telephone
200601	20051226	20060106	20060113	20060115	20060209	telephone
200602	20060130	20060206	20060210	20060215	20060313	direct-visit
200603	20060227	20060306	20060310	20060315	20060417	telephone
200604	20060327	20060405	20060411	20060415	20060516	telephone
200605	20060426	20060508	20060512	20060515	20060612	direct-visit
200606	20060529	20060605	20060609	20060615	20060711	telephone
200607	20060628	20060705	20060711	20060715	20060810	telephone
200608	20060727	20060803	20060809	20060815	20060912	direct-visit
200609	20060828	20060904	20060908	20060915	20061012	telephone
200610	20060928	20061005	20061012	20061015	20061113	telephone
200611	20061027	20061106	20061110	20061115	20061211	direct-visit
200612	20061122	20061130	20061206	20061215	20070117	telephone
200701	20061225	20070105	20070112	20070115	20070213	telephone
200702	20070129	20070205	20070209	20070215	20070312	direct-visit
200703	20070226	20070305	20070309	20070315	20070417	direct-visit
200704	20070329	20070405	20070411	20070415	20070516	direct-visit
200705	20070425	20070507	20070511	20070515	20070612	direct-visit
200706	20070604	20070608	20070626	20070615	20070711	direct-visit
200707	20070628	20070706	20070717	20070715	20070810	direct-visit
200708	20070724	20070731	20070809	20070815	20070912	direct-visit
200709	20070827	20070903	20070906	20070915	20071012	direct-visit
200710	20070925	20071002	20071009	20071015	20071112	direct-visit
200711	20071026	20071102	20071109	20071115	20071211	direct-visit
200712	20071122	20071203	20071206	20071215	20080118	direct-visit
200801	20071220	20080104	20080110	20080115	20080213	direct-visit
200802	20080128	20080204	20080212	20080215	20080312	direct-visit
200803	20080225	20080303	20080311	20080315	20080418	direct-visit
200804	20080327	20080403	20080410	20080415	20080516	direct-visit
200805	20080424	20080502	20080513	20080515	20080613	direct-visit
200806	20080524	20080602	20080610	20080615	20080711	direct-visit
200807	20080625	20080702	20080710	20080715	20080812	direct-visit
200808	20080727	20080804	20080812	20080815	20080916	direct-visit
200809	20080825	20080901	20080909	20080915	20081014	direct-visit
200810	20080925	20081002	20081009	20081015	20081112	direct-visit
200811	20081027	20081104	20081111	20081115	20081212	direct-visit
200812	20081125	20081202	20081208	20081215	20090120	direct-visit
200901	20081224	20090107	20090113	20090115	20090210	direct-visit
200902	20090126	20090202	20090210	20090215	20090313	direct-visit
200903	20090223	20090302	20090310	20090315	20090417	direct-visit
200904	20090330	20090406	20090414	20090415	20090518	direct-visit
200905	20090430	20090512	20090518	20090515	direct-visit

Notes: 1. MCCS questionnaires are distributed to survey households around the 10th of the survey month and collected by the 20th.

2. The survey method changed in April 2007. In the past, the survey was conducted by telephone in months other than March, June, September, and December; in those four months, the survey was conducted in the current manner consisting of direct visits and self-completion questionnaires.