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 large manufacturing companies Japan 2025, by industry
The Tankan survey, conducted from August to September 2025, showed that the Diffusion Index (DI) of business conditions evaluated by large manufacturing enterprises in Japan stood at ** points in the case of the shipbuilding and heavy machinery industry. The DI of business conditions in the iron and steel industry stood at *** points.
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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