March indexes:

  • manufacturing -3 from -5 in February
  • non-manufacturing +21 from +17 in February

June index seen at +10 for manufacturing and +16 for non-manufacturing.

The Reuters tankan report is monthly and is aimed at pre-empting the Bank of Japan's own tankan report, which is quarterly

  • It polls around 500 large- and mid-sized non-financial companies
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