Net balance of views on expected changes in business situation for prominent establishments (Deducting the % of establishments choosing "worse" from that choosing "better") |
Q4 2019
over
Q3 2019 |
Q1 2020
over
Q4 2019 |
Manufacturing |
-24 |
-27 |
Construction |
-45 |
-28 |
Import/export trade and wholesale |
-23 |
-23 |
Retail |
-61 |
-39 |
Accommodation and food services^ |
-44 |
-42 |
Transportation, storage and courier services |
-26 |
-33 |
Information and communications |
+6 |
-2 |
Financing and insurance |
-21 |
-16 |
Real estate |
-12 |
-18 |
Professional and business services |
-25 |
-13 |
All sectors above* |
-25 |
-22 |
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Accommodation and food services sector mainly covers services rendered by hotels and restaurants. |
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Current diffusion indices on business receipts for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) (Sum of % of SMEs reporting “up” and one half of % of SMEs reporting “same”) |
Dec 2019 |
Jan 2020 |
Wholesale trade |
37.2 |
50.0 |
Retail trade |
41.1 |
45.1 |
Import and export trades |
42.6 |
43.8 |
Restaurants |
42.9 |
47.0 |
Logistics |
34.7 |
40.3 |
Real estate |
34.7 |
40.7 |
Business services |
44.7 |
42.0 |
All the above sectors* |
41.3 |
44.1 |
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Figures are weighted averages of sectoral figures. |
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