Release of "TANKAN: The Comprehensive Data Set" on the BOJ Web Site

September 8, 2000
Bank of Japan
Research and Statistics Department

We would like to announce that the electronic version of "TANKAN: The Comprehensive Data Set" will be released on our Web Site.

For convenience, we have uploaded the electronic version of "TANKAN: The Comprehensive Data Set" of the last March and June Survey on the Web Site.

As a consequence, the release date of "TANKAN: the Comprehensive Data Set" will be advanced by two days. It will be available at 8:50 a.m. two days after the release of the 'TANKAN Summary.'

The new schedule for the release of the TANKAN survey is;
Tankan survey results for September 2000

Tuesday, October 3, 8:50 a.m.:: 'TANKAN Summary', 'TANKAN Outline'
Wednesday, October 4, 8:50 a.m.:: 'TANKAN Figures by Industry' (Japanese only)
Thursday, October 5, 8:50 a.m.:: 'TANKAN: The Comprehensive Data Set of the
September 2000 Survey'

Tankan survey results for December 2000

Wednesday, December 13, 8:50 a.m.:: 'TANKAN Summary', 'TANKAN Outline'
Thursday, December 14, 8:50 a.m.:: 'TANKAN Figures by Industry' (Japanese only)
Friday, December 15, 8:50 a.m.:: 'TANKAN: The Comprehensive Data Set of the
December 2000 Survey'

In addition, publication of the book "TANKAN: the Comprehensive Data Set" will also be advanced by one day. It will be available three days after release of the 'TANKAN Summary'

For any further inquiries, Please contact:

Business Survey Group, Economic Statistics Division

Mr. Makoto Maeya E-mail address: makoto.maeya@boj.or.jp

Mr. Satoshi Saito E-mail address: satoshi.saito@boj.or.jp