The Japanese Business Confidence index is derived from an email questionnaire sent to 1,100 Japanese manufacturers with capital over 1 billion Yen, and takes into account current businesses trend and future expectations. The index is considered a leading indicator and ranges from -100 to 100. A reading above 0 indicates higher confidence, whereas 0 or below 0 indicates no change or lower expectations respectively. The statistic is published by Bank of Japan every month.
Japanese Business Confidence
| In Q2 2017 the index rose to 17 versus 12 in the previous quarter, beating the consensus estimate of 15. The index reached an all-time high of 53 in Q2 1989 and a record low of -58 in Q1 2009. |
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