BOJ Tankan, September survey: business conditions DI for large enterprises, all industries, at 30In the "How's business?" survey of companies, more companies answered "good"
In the 210th Short-Term Economic Survey of Enterprises in Japan (Tankan, September survey) released by the Bank of Japan on October 1, 2026, the business conditions DI for all industries ("favorable" minus "unfavorable", in percentage points) was 30 for large enterprises, 24 for medium-sized enterprises and 15 for small enterprises. Compared with the latest values in the June survey, these are higher by 1, 2 and 2 points respectively.
Key points
- The survey covered 9,104 companies, with a response rate of 99.4% and a response period of August 26 to September 30
- Business conditions (latest) for all industries: large enterprises 30, medium-sized enterprises 24, small enterprises 15
- Business conditions outlook: large enterprises 25, medium-sized enterprises 18, small enterprises 11
- Large enterprises: manufacturing 24, non-manufacturing 35; small enterprises: manufacturing 14, non-manufacturing 15
What to do in practice
- Check the figures for the category closest to your own industry and size, and compare them with how your company feels
- Use the outlook as one reference when thinking about prospects for orders and cash flow
The Bank of Japan holds a big survey four times a year, asking companies across the country, "How is the economy right now?" In the results announced on October 1, more companies answered "good" than "bad." However, the answers about the future were somewhat more cautious.
Points
- For both large and small companies, "good" was more common than "bad"
- The numbers differ by company size, and large companies have bigger numbers
- The outlook for 3 months ahead was a bit lower than the current number
What the words mean
- Tankan
- A survey by the Bank of Japan that asks companies across the country about the economy
- DI
- The share of companies answering "good" minus the share answering "bad"
- Bank of Japan: Bank of Japan: Tankan (Summary), 2026 onward
- Bank of Japan: Bank of Japan: Tankan (Summary), September 2026 Survey
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