Tankan (短観), a shorthand for ''kigyō tanki keizai kansoku chōsa'' (企業短期経済観測調査, literally Business Short-Term Economic Sentiment Survey), is a quarterly poll of business confidence reported by the

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showing the status of the

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. It is one of the key financial measures in Japan and has considerable influence in

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prices and the

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rate. The ''large manufacturers index'' component of the Tankan is considered "a leading gauge of economic growth".

References

External links

Bank of Japan's official page about Tankan

Quote on Bloomberg (Japan Tankan Business Conditions Large Enterprises Manufacturing)
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