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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 on
Tuesday, Oct. 1, 0850 JST (2350 GMT Sept. 30, Monday):
Data                  Median Forecast  Previous Survey
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Large Mfg DI                        2                7
Large Non-Mfg DI                   21               23
Small Mfg DI                       -6               -1
Small Non-Mfg DI                    8               10
Capex by Big Firms                6.9              7.4
Capex by Small Firms             -5.8             -9.3
                         Sentiment Diffusion
                                       Index
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                                                    Large    Small         Small
                                   Large Mfg      Non-mfg      Mfg       Non-mfg
Median Forecast                            2           21       -6             8
High Forecast                              4           25       -4            10
Low Forecast                              -2           18       -9             2
Previous Survey                            7           23       -1            10
No. of Responses                           8            8        8             8
Mitsubishi UFJ R&C                         4           24       -5             9
SMBC Nikko                                 3           20       -4             6
Dai-ichi Life Research
Institute                                  3           19       -6             6
Japan Research                             2           25       -5            10
Daiwa Institute of
Research                                   1           22       -7             9
Mizuho Research                            1           21       -5             9
Mitsubishi Morgan
Stanley                                    0           19       -9             5
Sumitomo Mitsui DS AM                     -2           18       -7             2
Fiscal 2019 Capex Plans (% y/y)
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                                  Large Firms  Small Firms
Median Forecast                           6.9         -5.8
High Forecast                             7.7         -5.0
Low Forecast                              6.6         -7.3
Previous Survey                           7.4         -9.3
No. of Responses                            7            7
Mitsubishi UFJ R&C                        7.7         -7.3
SMBC Nikko                                6.6         -5.8
Dai-ichi Life Research Institute          n/a          n/a
Japan Research                            7.4         -5.0
Daiwa Institute of Research               7.5         -5.5
Mizuho Research                           6.7         -5.6
Mitsubishi Morgan Stanley                 6.9         -6.8
Sumitomo Mitsui DS AM                     6.6         -5.8
--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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