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| Survey Number | S0077 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Survey Title | Survey on SME Business Conditions, 2013.1-3, 131st | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Depositor | Organization for Small & Medium Enterprises and Regional Innovation, JAPAN (SME SUPPORT JAPAN) (Former Name:SME Support, Japan) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Restriction of Use |
For detailed information, please refer to 'For Data Users' at SSJDA website.
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| Educational Purpose | Only available for research. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period of Data Use Permission | One year | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Access to Datasets | Download | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| SSJDA Data Analysis | Not available | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Summary |
The survey of small and medium enterprises (SME) business conditions is an economic trends survey that calculates diffusion index values for business condition judgment, total sales, and ordinary income quarterly for 19,000 SME businesses nationwide by industry and location. With regards to the situations of each industry and economic trends in each region, by rapidly and accurately gathering and providing information on changes in actual status and a variety of other information with specified regularity, the survey enables us to better plan for the healthy growth of SMEs and to achieve its primary goal: to contribute to effective implementation of business improvement projects. This survey project was carried out by the Central Federation of Societies of Commerce and Industry, the Japan Chamber of Commerce and Industry, and the National Federation of Small Business Associations, in cooperation with their local branches across Japan, after accepting the contract from the Organization for Small & Medium Enterprises and Regional Innovation (SME Support, Japan). Various data obtained from this survey have been delivered by these three organizations to SME Support, Japan. The survey data of the three organizations that participated in this initiative and recorded here have been compiled by SME Support, Japan from the approximately 19,000 businesses across the country that have participated in our economic trends surveys. The data have been subjected to time-series analyses. This is the 131st survey. |
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| Data Type | quantitative research quantitative research: aggregate data | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Universe |
Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) defined by the Small and Medium-sized Enterprises Basic Act Targets have been selected as follows: for manufacturing and construction, companies with capital of 300 million yen or less, or employment of 300 people or less; for wholesale, companies with capital of 100 million yen or less, or employment of 100 people or less; for retailers, companies with capital of 50 million yen or less, or employment of 50 people or less; for service, companies with capital of 50 million yen or less, or employment of 100 people or less. |
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| Unit of Observation | Organization | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sample Size |
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| Date of Collection |
2013-03-01 ~ 2013-03-01 2013/03/01 |
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| Time Period |
2013 ~ 2013 |
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| Spatial Unit | Japan Japan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sampling Procedure |
The survey carried out by the Societies of Commerce and Industry was done in the following manner. Manufacturing, construction, retail, and service companies of a certain scale from among those governed by the local Societies of Commerce and Industry were selected as needed in accordance with the usage objectives of the implementing branches and the actual situation in that particular region. All told, approximately 8,000 SMEs were targeted. (The Societies of Commerce and Industry did not target wholesale companies.) As for the survey carried out by the Chambers of Commerce and industry, manufacturing, construction, retail, and service companies of a certain scale from among those governed by the local Chambers of Commerce and Industry were selected as needed in accordance with the usage objectives of the implementing branches and the actual situation in that particular region. All told, approximately 8,000 SMEs were targeted. As for the survey carried out by the Federations of Small Business Associations, the number of survey targets within each prefecture was determined a priori by the National Federation of Small Businesses, and Federations of each prefecture selected companies in the manufacturing, construction, wholesale, retail, and service sectors in accordance with surveyor’s opinions. Each surveyor is allowed, as a general rule, to select five companies; in total, approximately 3,000 SMEs were surveyed. Furthermore, companies selected by either the Societies of Commerce and Industry, the Chambers of Commerce and Industry, or the Federations of Small Business Associations should not be removed from selection for a certain period of time (at least three years). |
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| Mode of Data Collection | Management instructors from the Societies of Commerce and Industry and the Chambers of Commerce and Industry and information consultants from the Federations of Small Business Associations across Japan conducted face-to-face interviews. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| DOI | 10.34500/SSJDA.S0077 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Related Publications (by the Investigator) | Please refer to the abstract in Japanese. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Related Publications (based on Secondary Analysis) | List of related publications (based on Secondary Analysis) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Documentation | [Manufacturing Questionnaire][Construction Questionnaire][Wholesale Questionnaire][Retail Questionnaire][Services Questionnaire] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Major Survey Items |
There are five types of survey forms: [Manufacturing sector survey form] [Construction sector survey form] [Wholesale sector survey form] [Retail sector survey form] and [Services sector survey form]. The content of question items may be slightly different from form to form due to differences in each industry, but the basic content is the same. [Manufacturing sector survey form] (1) <Current quarter status/outlook for next quarter> a) Sales amount (processing): status compared to same quarter of previous year, status compared to previous quarter, outlook for next quarter compared to same period last year b) Sales amount (processing) unit price: same as above c) Sales amount (processing) quantity: same as above d) Fundraising: same as above e) Exports: status for current quarter compared to same time last year, outlook for next quarter compared to same time last year f) Raw material purchase price: same as above g) Raw material stock quantity: same as above h) Product inventory quantity: same as above i) Profit (Ordinary profit): same as above j) Employee (including part-time): same as above k) External human resource (contract and dispatch): same as above l) Equipment operation rate: same as above m) Inquiries: compared to the same period of the previous fiscal year n) Order backlog: same as above o) Business conditions (own company): compared to the same period of the previous fiscal year, the current term situation, the current term situation, the year-on-year comparison compared to the same period of the previous year, the outlook for the next term p) Tax notes receivable period: compared to the previous quarter this term, outlook for the current term q) Long-term fund borrowing difficulty: same as above r) Short-term fund borrowing difficulty (Included discount): same as above s) Loan interest: same as above <Benchmarks for this quarter> a) Business situation (own company) b) Raw material stock compared to production c) Product inventory compared to sales amount d) Profits (ordinary profit) e) Inquiries f) Production facilities g) Employees (including part-time) (2) New capital investments Presence/absence of plans to do so this quarter/nature of plans, plans for next quarter/nature of plans (3) Management problems faced this quarter [Construction sector survey form] (1) <Current quarter status/outlook for next quarter> a) Amount of completed construction (contract construction): status for this quarter compared to the same period of the previous fiscal year, status for this quarter compared to the previous period, outlook for next quarter compared to same period last year b) Fundraising: same as above c) Amount of order received (new contract construction): compared to the same period of the previous fiscal year, the outlook for the next term compared to the same period of the previous year d) Material purchase price: same as above e) Profit (Ordinary profit): same as above f) Employee (including part-time): same as above g) External human resource (contract and dispatch): same as above h) Inquiries: compared to the same period of the previous fiscal year i) Contract backlog (unfulfilled construction orders): same as above j) Business conditions (own company): compared to the same period of the previous fiscal year, the current term situation, the current term situation, the year-on-year comparison compared to the same period of the previous year, the outlook for the next term k) Tax notes receivable period: compared to the previous quarter this term, outlook for the current term l) Long-term fund borrowing difficulty: same as above m) Short-term fund borrowing difficulty (Included discount): same as above n) Loan interest: same as above <Benchmarks for this quarter> a) Business situation (own company) b) Profits (ordinary profit) c) Inquiries d) Employees (including part-time) (2) New capital investments Presence/absence of plans to do so this quarter/nature of plans, plans for next quarter/nature of plans (3) Management problems faced this quarter [Wholesale sector survey form] (1) <Current quarter status/outlook for next quarter> a) Sales amount: status compared to same quarter of previous year, status compared to previous quarter, outlook for next quarter compared to same period last year b) Sales amount unit price: same as above c) Fundraising: same as above d) Product purchase price per unit: status for this quarter compared to the same period of the previous fiscal year, the outlook for the next term compared to the same period of the previous year e) Product purchase quantity: same as above f) Product inventory quantity: same as above g) Profits (ordinary profit): same as above h) Employees (including part-time) i) External human resource (contract and dispatch): same as above j) Inquiries: compared to the same period of the previous fiscal year k) Business conditions (own company): compared to the same period of the previous fiscal year, the current term situation, the current term situation, the year-on-year comparison compared to the same period of the previous year, the outlook for the next term l) Tax notes receivable period: compared to the previous quarter this term, outlook for the current term m) Long-term fund borrowing difficulty: same as above n) Short-term fund borrowing difficulty (Included discount): same as above o) Loan interest: same as above <Benchmarks for this quarter> a) Business situation (own company) b) Product inventory compared to sales amount c) Profits (ordinary profit) d) Inquiries e) Employees (including temporary and part-time) (2) New capital investments Presence/absence of plans to do so this quarter/nature of plans, plans for next quarter/nature of plans (3) Management problems faced this quarter [Retail sector survey form] (1) <Current quarter status/outlook for next quarter> a) Sales amount: status compared to same quarter of previous year, status compared to previous quarter, outlook for next quarter compared to same period last year b) Per-customer price: same as above c) Number of customers: same as above d) Fundraising: same as above e) Product purchase price per unit: status for this quarter compared to the same period of the previous fiscal year, the outlook for the next term compared to the same period of the previous year f) Product purchase price: same as above g) Product inventory quantity: same as above h) Profits (ordinary profit) i) Employees (including temporary and part-time) j) External human resource (contract and dispatch): same as above k) Business conditions (own company): compared to the same period of the previous fiscal year, the current term situation, the current term situation, the year-on-year comparison compared to the same period of the previous year, the outlook for the next term l) Long-term fund borrowing difficulty: compared to the previous quarter this term, outlook for the current term m) Short-term fund borrowing difficulty (Included discount): same as above n) Loan interest: same as above <Benchmarks for this quarter> a) Business situation (own company) b) Product inventory compared to sales amount c) Profits (ordinary profit) d) Employees (including temporary and part-time) (2) New capital investments Presence/absence of plans to do so this quarter/nature of plans, plans for next quarter/nature of plans (3) Management problems faced this quarter [Services sector survey form] (1) <Current quarter status/outlook for next quarter> a) Sales (income) amount: status for this quarter compared to same time last year, status for this quarter compared to previous quarter, outlook for next quarter compared to same time last year b) Per-customer price: same as above c) Number of users: same as above d) Fundraising: same as above e) Purchase unit price (materials, etc.): status for this quarter compared to same time last year, outlook for next quarter compared to same time last year f) Profits (ordinary profits): same as above g) Employees (including temporary and part-time): same as above h) External human resource (contract and dispatch): same as above i) Business conditions (own company): compared to the same period of the previous fiscal year, the current term situation, the current term situation, the year-on-year comparison compared to the same period of the previous year, the outlook for the next term j) Long-term fund borrowing difficulty: compared to the previous quarter this term, outlook for the current term k) Short-term fund borrowing difficulty (included discount): same as above l) Loan interest: same as above <Benchmarks for this quarter> a) Business situation (own company) b) Profits (ordinary profit) c) Employees (including temporary and part-time) (2) New capital investments Presence/absence of plans to do so this quarter/nature of plans, plans for next quarter/nature of plans (3) Management problems faced this quarter |
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| Date of Release | 2023/10/02 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Topics in CESSDA |
Click here for details TRADE, INDUSTRY AND MARKETS Business/industrial management and organisation |
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| Topics in SSJDA | Economy/Industry/Management | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Version | 1 ： 2023-10-02 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Notes for Users | Variable and value labels are written in Japanese. |