Judgment of general business conditions of responding enterprises, primarily in light of their profits.
Possible answer choices:
favorable, 2. not so favorable, 3. unfavorable
Calculation method of the diffusion index: DI (% points) = percentage share of enterprises responding "favorable" minus percentage share of enterprises responding "unfavorable".
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Business conditions DI of business enterprises Japan 2018-2025, by company size
The Tankan survey, conducted from August to September 2025, revealed that the Diffusion Index (DI) of business conditions evaluated by large enterprises in Japan stood at ** points. Among medium-sized enterprises, the index reached **Ìý±è´Ç¾±²Ô³Ù²õ.
The Tankan survey stands for the Short-Term Economic Survey of Enterprises in Japan. It is conducted once in three months with the aim of providing an accurate picture of business trends of enterprises in Japan. The target of the survey are private enterprises (excluding financial institutions) in the country with a capital of 20 million Japanese yen and more.
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