MNI DATA SURVEY: BOJ Sept Tankan Business Sentiment Survey

Sep-20 00:33By: Hiroshi Inoue
Forecast Table+ 3

TOKYO (MNI) - The following are the median economist forecasts for the Bank of Japan's quarterly Tankan business sentiment survey for September due out on Monday, Oct. 3, 0850 JST (2350 GMT Oct. 2, Sunday):

Data Median Forecast Previous Survey
Large Mfg DI 10 9
Large Non-Mfg DI 12 13
Small Mfg DI -4 -4
Small Non-Mfg DI -3 -1
Capex by Big Firms for FY2022 18.2 18.6
Capex by Small Firms for FY2022 1.6 -1.4
Sentiment Diffusion Index
Large Mfg Large Non-mfg Small Mfg Small Non-mfg
Median Forecast 10 12 -4 -3
High Forecast 12 15 -2 0
Low Forecast 8 10 -5 -4
Previous Survey 9 13 -4 -1
No. of Responses 8 8 8 8
Mitsubishi Research 12 12 -4 -4
Mitsubishi UFJ R&C 11 15 -3 0
NLI 11 12 -2 -2
Mizuho R&T 10 13 -3 -2
Daiwa Institute of Research 10 12 -4 -3
Sumitomo Mitsui DS AM 10 10 -4 -4
Japan Research 8 12 -5 -2
SMBC Nikko 8 11 -4 -3
FY2022 Capex Plans (% y/y)
Large Firms Small Firms
Median Forecast 18.2 1.6
High Forecast 19.5 3.7
Low Forecast 17.3 -1.3
Previous Survey 18.6 -1.4
No. of Responses 8 8
Mitsubishi Research 19.4 -1.3
Mitsubishi UFJ R&C 17.4 1.3
NLI 18.1 2.1
Mizuho R&T 19.5 -1.0
Daiwa Institute of Research 18.1 3.7
Sumitomo Mitsui DS AM 19.0 -0.4
Japan Research 17.3 1.9
SMBC Nikko 18.3 2.2