Tokyo, Dec. 15 (Jiji Press)–Business sentiment among large manufacturers in Japan improved for the third straight quarter, the Bank of Japan’s “tankan” survey for December showed Monday. The headline diffusion index for large manufacturers’ current business conditions rose to plus 15 from plus 14 in the previous September survey. The latest DI reading matched the average forecast among 16 economic research institutes surveyed by Jiji Press. The current business condition DI for large nonmanufacturers came to plus 34, unchanged from September. The DI shows the percentage of companies seeing good business conditions minus that of firms feeling the opposite. The business condition outlook DI toward March 2026 stood at plus 15 for large manufacturers and plus 28 for large nonmanufacturers. END [Copyright The Jiji Press, Ltd.]
Japan Big Maker Sentiment Improves for 3rd Straight Quarter
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