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MNI DATA SURVEY: BOJ Sept Tankan Business Sentiment Survey

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     TOKYO (MNI) - The following are the median economist forecasts for the Bank
of Japan's quarterly Tankan business sentiment survey for September due out at
0850 JST, October 1, Monday, (2350 GMT September 30, Sunday):
Data                  Median Forecast  Previous Survey
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Large Mfg DI                       21               21
Large Non-Mfg DI                   22               24
Small Mfg DI                       13               14
Small Non-Mfg DI                    6                8
Capex by Big Firms               14.2             13.6
Capex by Small Firms             -5.4            -11.8
                      Sentiment Diffusion
                                    Index
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                                                  Large     Small
                                Large Mfg       Non-mfg       Mfg  Small Non-mfg
Median Forecast                        21            22        13              6
High Forecast                          23            24        15              8
Low Forecast                           19            22        12              5
Previous Survey                        21            24        14              8
No. of Responses                        8             8         8              8
Mitsubishi UFJ
R&C                                    23            22        15              5
Japan Research                         22            24        13              8
NLI Research                           22            22        13              6
Mizuho Research                        21            23        13              7
Fujitsu Research                       21            23        13              6
Daiwa Research                         21            22        13              7
Sumitomo Mitsui
AM                                     21            22        13              5
SMBC Nikko                             19            22        12              6
Fiscal 2018 Capex Plans (% y/y)
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                                 Large Firms  Small Firms
Median Forecast                         14.2         -5.4
High Forecast                           15.7         -2.7
Low Forecast                            13.6         -7.5
Previous Survey                         13.6        -11.8
No. of Responses                           8            8
Mitsubishi UFJ R&C                      13.8         -6.2
Japan Research                          15.2         -4.9
NLI Research                            14.5         -2.7
Mizuho Research                         15.7         -4.6
Fujitsu Research                        13.6         -5.9
Daiwa Research                          13.6         -7.5
Sumitomo Mitsui AM                      14.7         -4.8
SMBC Nikko                              13.7         -6.0
--MNI Tokyo Bureau; tel: +81 90-2175-0040; email: hiroshi.inoue@marketnews.com
--MNI London Bureau; tel: +44 203-586-2225; email: les.commons@marketnews.com
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