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To: Zeev Hed who wrote (3046)	4/11/1998 12:29:00 PM
From: jhild	Read Replies (1) of 9980

Here's an article from Nikkei.net that describes the "Business Sentiment" and a little on how they calculate the number. Maybe this should help explain what you are talking about. It appeared in the March 12 issue: Business Sentiment At Smaller Firms Hits Record Low: MOF TOKYO (Nikkei)-Business sentiment among small-business executives dropped to its lowest level ever in February, while leaders of large corporations have not been this pessimistic since 1983, the Finance Ministry reported Wednesday. At big firms, a diffusion index on expectations of a business upturn for the January-March quarter over October-December fell to minus 25.6. The figure at midsize companies was minus 33.1, and minus 42.9 at small businesses - the lowest figures ever recorded. Projections for April-June and July-September also resulted in negative figures, but with a slight improvement over the current quarter. Meanwhile, a big business diffusion index on the willingness of banks to lend to corporations hit minus 36.7, down a steep 38.5 points from a November survey. The diffusion indexes are calculated by subtracting the percentage of negative replies from that of positive replies. (The Nihon Keizai Shimbun Thursday morning edition) satellite.nikkei.co.jp

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