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 Bank of Japan showing the status of the

Japanese economy The economy of Japan is a highly developed social market economy, often referred to as an East Asian model. It is the third-largest in the world by nominal GDP and the fourth-largest by purchasing power parity (PPP). It is the world's seco ...

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

currency A currency, "in circulation", from la, currens, -entis, literally meaning "running" or "traversing" is a standardization of money in any form, in use or circulation as a medium of exchange, for example banknotes and coins. A more general ...

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

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External links

Bank of Japan's official page about Tankan

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