A Primer on the Tankan -- Characteristics and Peculiarities of Major Items --

Masahiko Kataoka
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Masahiko Kataoka: Bank of Japan

No 10-E-8, Bank of Japan Review Series from Bank of Japan

Abstract: The Tankan is one of the most carefully watched business surveys in Japan. As an indicator of short-term economic developments as well as an indicator of long-term structural changes of the economy, it is used by a large number of statistics users in numerous analyses. Meanwhile, statistics inevitably have their peculiarities. The Tankan also includes peculiarities in its results of aggregation, due to various factors, such as the psychology of the respondents or factors peculiar to the industry or the size of the enterprise being surveyed. Not all users, however, are aware of this fact. This Review will describe the characteristics and peculiarities of the major survey items of the Tankan with the aim to improve its usefulness and to deepen its understanding on the part of a wider segment of statistics users.

Date: 2010-12
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