2 April 2001, 08:20 Japan's major makers DI at -5 in March vs +10 in December
Tokyo, April 2 (BridgeNews) - Japanese manufacturers turned
pessimistic about business conditions in March after showing optimism in
December, the Bank of Japan said in its quarterly short-term economic
"tankan" survey of enterprises. The BOJ said its diffusion index (DI) for
major Japanese manufacturers stood at -5 in March, versus +10 in its
December survey, while the DI for non-manufacturers stood at -13 in March
versus -10 in December. The March major makers DI at -5 was worse than the
average market forecast of +1, from a survey conducted by BridgeNews.
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