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12-15-2011, 04:05 PM
Above 0.0 indicates improving conditions, below indicates worsening conditions. Manufacturing plays a critical role in the Japanese economy, and this survey is considered the best gauge of the industry's health due to it's large sample size and respected source. Source changed series calculation formula as of April 2004.
-4 aCtual
-2 forecast
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-4 aCtual
-2 forecast
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