Tankan Survey
To compose a survey, about 8-10 thousand businessmen from different economic spheres are polled. The companies, among which 10-15 are large enterprises, 30-35 — medium-sized enterprises, 50-55 small enterprises, are asked about 1) business environment, 2) production and sales, 3) demand and supply, 4) prices level, 5) gains, 6) direct investments, 7) employment, 8) fiscal conditions. Top managers are polled separately. Estimation methods: Diffusion Index (DI) — «Favourable» minus «Unfavourable», % points, percent change — change of the index in relation to the same period of the previous year. The survey increase signals improving economic conditions and is favourable for the JPY rise