The 148th Survey of SME Business Conditions (April-June 2017) Released
The Survey of SME Business Conditions is a quarterly survey conducted by the Organization for Small and Medium Enterprises and Regional Innovation, targeting approximately 19,000 small and medium enterprises（SMEs）across Japan in cooperation with business management advisors from commerce and industry, chambers of commerce, and researchers from the National Federation of Small Business Associations.
The Small and Medium Enterprise Agency（SMEA）and the organization jointly compiled the business achievement diffusion indices （or DIs） of SMEs for the April-June 2017 period and the forecasts （DIs） for the July-September 2017 period concerning SME business conditions, sales amounts, ordinary profits, and other data.
The recent business conditions of small and medium enterprises are improving moderately.
From April to June 2017, the business conditions DI for all industries was -14.3（a 2.7-point increase compared to the previous quarter).
Press-release at the Ministry official web-site