January 19, 2017
Summary of the Preliminary Report on the 2016 Basic Survey of Japanese Business Structure and
Activities
The Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) has been conducting a survey titled “METI
Basic Survey of Japanese Business Structure and Activities” with the aim of clarifying how the
management strategies of Japanese enterprises and industrial structures actually evolve, and also in
order to obtain basic data to support administrative measures. The following is a summarized
preliminary report of the 2016 survey (based on the actual results for FY2015).
Percentage points revealed through the survey, targeting 28,553 enterprises in total that have been
categorized in target sectors for the survey, are as follows.
- Sales per company decreased by 1.4% on a year-on-year basis, while operating profit per company
increased by 4.5% on a year-on-year basis.
- The number of part-time employees per company represented the record-high number since the
survey began, while that of regular and full-time employees has almost reached the record-high
number.
- The ratio of companies with ownership of overseas subsidiaries increased by 0.3 percentage points
on a year-on-year basis, while the number of overseas subsidiaries per company represented the
record-high number since the survey began in FY2003.
- Compared to the FY2007 survey figures before the collapse of Lehman Brothers, the figures in the
2016 survey showed significantly higher results in the number of companies with ownership of
overseas subsidiaries in the manufacturing sector and, for the retail sector, in ordinary profits and the
number of regular employees.
Summary of the results
1) Sales and profit conditions (see Item 1, 1) – 3) of Reference and Overview Diagram 1-3)
[i] Sales per company in FY2015 were 237.5 hundred million yen, down by 1.4% on a year-on-year
basis. Looking at the major sectors on a year-on-year basis, such sales were 220.3 hundred million
yen in the manufacturing sector, down by 0.9%, 373.7 hundred million yen in the wholesale sector,
down by 2.7%, and 245.1 hundred million yen in the retail sector, up by 2.4%.
[ii] Operating profit per company was 8.7 hundred million yen, up by 4.5% on a year-on-year basis.
Looking at the major sectors on a year-on-year basis, such profit was 10.1 hundred million yen in the
manufacturing sector, down by 2.5%, 5.4 hundred million yen in the wholesale sector, up by 7.4%,
and 7.1 hundred million yen in the retail sector, up by 19.6%.
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[iii] Looking at companies categorized by industry in the manufacturing sector or the information
communication sector, as for sales per company by business form (main business and subsidiary
business), companies running information communication business as their main business showed an
increase, while it was also found that many of those companies also running subsidiary business are
involved in equipment-retail business or an electric-machinery wholesale trade.
2) Employment conditions (see Item 2 of Reference and Overview Diagram 6-2)
The number of regular employees per company was 501, up by 2.5% on a year-on-year basis.
Looking at the breakdown on a year-on-year basis, regular and full-time employees were 317, up by
1.6%, almost reaching the record-high number of 318 in FY2005, while part-time employees were
154, up by 4.1%, representing the record-high number since the survey began in FY2003.
3) Company and regular employee conditions in terms of total payroll (Item 3, 1) and 2) of
Reference)
[i] Total payroll per company among the major industries on a year-on-year basis was 2,224.6
million yen in the manufacturing sector, up by 2.2%, 1,363.9 million yen in the wholesale sector,
down by 0.2%, and 2,310.1 million yen in the retail sectors, up by 3.3%.
[ii] Total payroll per employee among the major industries on a year-on-year basis was 5.42 million
yen in the manufacturing sector, remaining the same as that in the previous year, 5.083 million yen
in the wholesale sector, down by 0.2%, and 2.435 million yen in the retail sectors, down by 1.1%.
4) Ownership of subsidiaries and affiliated companies (Item 4, 1) and 2) of Reference)
[i] The ratios of companies with ownership of subsidiaries on a year-on-year basis were 37.3% for
domestic subsidies, up by 0.3 percentage points, and 19.9% for overseas subsidies, up by 0.2
percentage points.
[ii] The number of overseas subsidiaries per company was 7.8, representing a record-high number
since the survey began in FY2003.
5) Comparison with the reference value (100 in FY2007) before the collapse of Lehman Brothers
(see Item 5 of Reference)
In FY2015, sales per company in the manufacturing sector were 87.6, showing a decrease from the
reference value, while some categories showed an increase as follows: the number of companies
with ownership of overseas subsidiaries (120.9), the number of regular employees (103.5), and total
payroll (101.4).
In FY2015, the number of overseas subsidiaries per company in the retail sector was 96.6, showing a
decrease from the reference value, while some categories showed an increase as follows: ordinary
profits (158.3), the number of regular employees (127.7), total payroll (118.5), and sales (116.1).
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Annex
Outline of the Basic Survey of Japanese Business Structure and Activities
(1) Purpose
The survey aims to clarify how the management strategies of Japanese enterprises and industrial
structures evolve by grasping the actual situation of the diversification, internationalization, R&D,
and informatization of the business activities of enterprises, and to obtain basic data to support
administrative measures.
(2) Survey period and due date
Outline of the enterprises, their business organization, and the number of employees is as of March
31, 2016.
The details of the business and trading conditions cover FY2015 or one year dating back from the
last account closing date.
(3) Target of the survey
(i) Companies having business bases belonging to the following industries:
Mining, manufacturing, electricity and gas, information and communications, wholesale and retail
trade, credit card and installment finance businesses, goods rental and leasing (excluding rental
business), scientific research, professional and technical services, eating and drinking services,
living-related and personal services and amusement services, etc.(refer to the attached table)
(ii) Companies with more than 50 employees and capital fund (or capital investment) of 30 million
yen or more
(4) Number of surveyed companies (as of the 2016 preliminary report)
37,605 companies (number of responding companies: 31,689, collection rate: 84.3%)
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Attached table
Major group
Survey target (major categories of business)
A
Agriculture and forestry
×
B
Fisheries
×
C
Mining and quarrying of stone
○
D
Construction
×
E
Manufacturing
○
F
Electricity, gas, heat supply and water
△
G
Information and communications
△
H
Transport and postal services
×
I
Wholesale and retail trade
○
J
Finance and insurance
△
K
Real estate and goods rental and leasing
△
L
M
N
Scientific
research,
professional
and
technical services
Accommodations, eating and drinking
services
Living-related and personal services and
amusement services
△
△
Electricity and gas service
Information service, Services incidental to
Internet, Newspaper publishers, etc.
Credit
card
and
installment
finance
businesses
Goods
rental
and
leasing
(excluding
automobile rental service, etc.)
Scientific
research,
Design
services,
Advertising, Mechanical design services, etc.
Eating and drinking services (excluding
drinking houses and beer halls, etc.)
Laundry, beauty services, Golf courses,
△
Cinemas, Public gardens and amusement
parks, etc.
O
Education and learning support
△
P
Medical, health care and welfare
×
Q
Compound services
×
Foreign
language
instructions,
cultural
education
Waste disposal business, machine repair
R
Services (except elsewhere classified)
△
services,
employment
and
worker
dispatching services
S
Government (except elsewhere classified)
T
Industries unable to be classified
×
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(Note 1) ○: All surveyed; △: Some surveyed; ×: Not surveyed
(Note 2) The names of the classifications are from the Japan Standard Industrial Classification
(revised October 2013).
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Reference materials
1. Although the sales decreased for two consecutive years, operating profit remains at a high
level.
1) Sales per company (total)
(hundred million yen)
2) Operating profit, ordinary profit, current net profit per company (total)
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3) Sales per company in the information and communication sector,
which shows solid growth of the main business
Information communication
Manufacturing
2. The number of part-time employees represented a record-high number. The number of
regular and full-time employees also nearly reaches a record-high number.
Change in the number of employees per company (total)
550
(Number of employees)
501
(+2.5%)
Number of regular employees
500
450
400
317
350
(+1.6%)
318
Among them, the number of
regular and full-time employees
300
301
250
154
200
(+4.1%)
Among them, the number of
part-time employees
150
100
(Note) Figures in the square show the
record-high number since the survey began.
50
'05
'06
'07
'08
'09
'10
'11
'12
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'13
'14 '15FY
3. Total payroll per employee is showing sluggish growth due to increase in the number of
part-time employees.
1) Total payroll per company
(Million yen)
2,400
2,310.1(+3.3%)
2,200
2,224.6(+2.2%)
2,000
Manufacturing
1,800
Wholesale trade
Retail trade
1,600
1,363.9
(-0.2%)
1,400
1,200
(Note) Figures in the square show the record-high
number since the survey began.
1,000
'06
'07
'08
'09
'10
'11
'12
'13
'14
'15FY
2) Total payroll per employee
(ten thousand yen)
650
600
542.0(0.0%)
550
500
508.3(-0.2%)
450
Manufacturing
400
Wholesale trade
350
Retail trade
300
250
243.5(-1.1%)
200
'06
'07
'08
'09
'10
'11
'12
'13
'14 '15FY
4. The number of overseas subsidiaries is continuously increasing.
1) The ratio of companies with ownership of overseas subsidiaries (total)
2) Number of subsidiaries per company (total)
(Note) Figures in the square show the record-high number since the survey began.
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5. While retail trade was less affected, sales of manufacturing are showing a slow recovery.
<Comparison with the time before the collapse of Lehman Brothers (FY2007) (major items per
company)>
Manufacturing
Retail trade
(Note): FY2007 = 100, figures in ( ) show the index in FY2015
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Notes on Use
The Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry conducted the Basic Survey of Japanese Business Structure and
Activities on March 31, 2016, and compiled and published as a preliminary report thereafter. An outline of the
survey, and notes for use of the statistical tables, are as follows:
I. Outline of the survey
1. Purpose
The survey aims to clarify business activities of Japanese companies so as to acquire basic data for
enterprise policymaking.
2. Governing laws
This survey is the fundamental statistical survey based on the Statistics Act (Act No. 53 of 2007), and is
conducted pursuant to the Rules of the METI Basic Survey of Japanese Business Structure and Activities
(Ordinance of the Ministry of International Trade and Industry No. 56 of 1992).
3. Survey method
It is a mail survey based on self-declaration survey forms given to parent companies. Online submission of
the survey has been possible since 2004.
4. Survey period
The scope of the survey covered actual results for FY2015 (the calendar year from April 1, 2015 to March
31, 2016) and those at the end of FY2015, as of March 31, 2016.
5. Survey targets
The targets of the survey are companies engaged in business with both a minimum capital of 30 million
yen and 50 or more employees, including those engaged in Division-C (Mining and Quarrying of Stone and
Gravel), Division-E (Manufacturing), Division-F (Electricity, Gas, Heat Supply and Water) (excluding
Subdivision-35 (Heat supply) and Subdivision-36 (Collection, Purification, and Distribution of Water, and
Sewage Collection, Processing and Disposal)), Division-G (Information and Communications) (those listed
in the appended table), Division-I (Wholesale and Retail Trade), Division-J (Finance and Insurance (those
listed in the appended table), Division-K (Real Estate and Goods Rental and Leasing (only Subdivision-70
(Goods Rental and Leasing) (those listed in the appended table)), Division-L (Scientific Research,
Professional and Technical Services) (those listed in the appended table), Division-M (Accommodation,
Eating and Drinking Services) (those listed in the appended table), Division-N (Living-related and Personal
Services and Amusement Services) (those listed in the appended table), Division-O (Education, Learning
Support) (those listed in the appended table), and Division-R (Services, N.E.C. (not elsewhere classified))
(those listed in the appended table). This is based on the Standard Industrial Classification for Japan.
Appended table
391- Computer programming and other software services; 392- Data processing
and information services; 40- Internet-based services; 4111- Motion picture and
G - Information and video production, except television program and animation production; 4112Communications Television program production (Teleproduction), except animation production;
4113- Animation production; 413- Newspaper publishers; 414- Publishers,
except newspapers (based on the Standard Industrial Classification for Japan)
J - Finance and
643- Credit card and installment finance businesses (based on the Standard
Insurance
Industrial Classification for Japan)
70- Goods rental and leasing (704- Automobile rental; 7092- Audio and visual
K - Real Estate and
rental, except otherwise classified (excluding those listed
goods Rental and recordings
separately);
7099Goods rental and leasing, N.E.C. (excluding rental)) (based
Leasing
on the Standard Industrial Classification for Japan)
L - Scientific
71- Scientific and Development Research Institutes; 726- Design services; 73Research,
Advertising; 74- Technical services, N.E.C. (only 743- Mechanical design
Professional and services; 744- Commodity inspection and non-destructive testing services; 745Surveyor certification; 746- Photographic studios; 749- Miscellaneous technical
Technical
Services
services) (based on the Standard Industrial Classification for Japan)
M76- Eating and drinking places (excluding 7622- "Ryotei" (Special Japanese
Accommodations,
restaurants); 765- Drinking houses and beer halls; 766- Bars, cabarets and night
Eating and
clubs); 77- Food take-out and delivery services (based on the Standard Industrial
Drinking
Classification for Japan)
Services
N - Living-related
78- Laundry, beauty and bath services (excluding 785- Miscellaneous public
and
bathhouses); 79- Miscellaneous living-related and personal services (excluding
Personal
791- Travel agencies; 7999- Miscellaneous living-related and personal services,
Services
N.E.C.); 801- Cinemas; 804- Sports facilities (excluding 8041- Sports facilities,
and Amusement except otherwise classified (those listed separately)); 805- Public gardens and
Services
amusement parks (based on the Standard Industrial Classification for Japan)
O - Education,
8245- Foreign language instruction; 8249- Miscellaneous instruction services
Learning
for arts, culture and technical skills (only general culture classes) (based on the
Support
Standard Industrial Classification for Japan)
88- Waste disposal business; 90- Machine, etc. repair services, except otherwise
classified (excluding those listed separately); 91- Employment and worker
R - Services, N.E.C. dispatching services; 92- Miscellaneous business services (excluding 922Building maintenance services; 923- Guard services) (based on the Standard
Industrial Classification for Japan)
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II. Preparation of statistical tables and notes for use
1. Industrial classification and how to classify companies
(1) Industrial classification
This survey uses the Japan Standard Industrial Classification to classify companies.
However, as the multiple operation rate is higher on a business establishment basis than on a company
basis, the mechanical application of said classification may significantly increase companies classified into
“Wholesale Trade, General Merchandise,” “Retail Trade, General Merchandise,” or “General Goods Rental
and Leasing.” This may make it difficult to analyze business diversification, which is one of the major
purposes of this survey.
Therefore, in the preliminary report of this survey, instead of adopting these three subdivisions,
companies’ major business activities are classified into smaller classification categories. As a result,
general trading companies are classified into “Textile products (except apparel, apparel accessories and
notions),” “Petroleum and minerals,” or “Industry machinery and equipment,” etc.; department stores and
supermarkets are classified into “Non-store retailers (dry goods, apparel and apparel accessories)” or
“Non-store retailers (food and beverages),” etc.; and general lease companies are classified into “Industrial
equipment and machinery rental” or “Office machinery rental,” etc.
(2) How to classify companies
1) In this survey, sales of companies are divided into 13 categories: ((i) sales of mining products; (ii) sales
and income from processing of manufactured products; (iii) income from electricity and gas businesses;
(iv) income from information and communication businesses; (v) sales from wholesale and retail trade;
(vi) income from credit card and installment finance businesses; (vii) income from goods rental and
leasing businesses; (viii) income from scientific research, professional and technical service businesses;
(ix) sales from eating and drinking places; (x) income from living-related and personal service and
amusement service businesses; (xi) income from private lesson businesses; (xii) income from service
businesses; and (xiii) other business income). By adding up sales of each category, each company is
classified into any one of the Divisions for which sales are the largest (“Mining and Quarrying of Stone
and Gravel,” “Manufacturing; Electricity and Gas,” “Information and Communications,” “Wholesale
and Retail Trade,” “Credit Card and Installment Finance Businesses,” “Goods Rental and Leasing,”
“Scientific Research, Professional and Technical Services,” “Eating and Drinking Services,”
“Living-related and Personal Services and Amusement Services,” “Private Lesson Business,” “Services
(excluding other services),” “Services (Other Services),” and “Other Industries”).
2) Each company is classified into any one of the industrial subdivisions mentioned above, and in
accordance with the leading sales item (as determined by business income).
2. Definitions
(1) Use of the terms
In the preliminary report of this survey, when comparing companies by Division, the terms
“manufacturing companies,” “wholesale companies,” and “retail companies” shall be used, and when
breaking down data for each industry, the terms “manufacture of food industry,” “wholesale trade of fiber
materials industry,” and “retail trade of dry goods, apparel and apparel accessories industry” shall be used.
(2) The “total” is the aggregate of figures for Mining and Quarrying of Stone and Gravel; Manufacturing;
Electricity and Gas; Information and Communications; Wholesale Trade; Retail Trade; Credit Card and
Installment Finance Businesses; Goods Rental and Leasing; Scientific Research, Professional and
Technical Services; Eating and Drinking Services; Living-related and Personal Services and Amusement
Services; Private Lesson Business; and Services (*), and does not include those for Services (Other
Services) and Other Industries.
(3) Figures for Services (*) is the total of those for Waste Disposal Businesses; Machines, etc. Repair Services,
Except Otherwise Classified; Employment and Worker Dispatching Services; Display Services;
Telemarketing Services, and Other Business Services.
(4) In the 2010 survey, classification “418. Television program production” was separated from “411. Motion
picture and video production (including animation production).” However, for counting purposes, it is
classified as “Motion picture and video production (*)” or “411. Motion picture and video production (*),”
and represents the combined total of “411. Motion picture and video production (including animation
production)” and “418. Television program production,” so that it can be compared with the previous year.
(5) “Number of regular workers” is the total number of paid directors and regularly employed persons
(persons, regardless of their titles as full-time, part-time, temporary or contract employees, employed under
a contract longer than one month).
(6) “Full-time workers and staff” are regular workers generally called “full-time workers” or “full-time
staff.”
(7) “Part-timers” are regular workers whose scheduled daily working hours or number of working days in
a week are shorter than full-time workers and staff.
(8) “Workers transferred to other companies” are persons who are transferred to a company affiliated with
a domestic or overseas parent company or subsidiary and are paid mainly by the transferring company
(the transferring company mainly bears the cost of the wages).
(9) “Temporary and daily workers” are persons who are employed for a period of up to one month, or
those who are brought in on a daily basis. They are not included in regular workers.
(10) “Dispatched workers” are persons who are employed by a worker-dispatching business operator and
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are engaged in an accepting company’s operations under its supervision and command, based on a
contract between the accepting company and the worker dispatching business operator, under the
aforementioned employment relationship. They are not included in the total number of workers.
(11) A “subsidiary” is a company in which a certain company (parent company) owns more than 50% of
the voting rights. It includes a company in which the subsidiary, or the parent company and the
subsidiary combined, own more than 50% of the voting rights (deemed subsidiary) and a company
practically controlled by the subsidiary or jointly by the parent company and the subsidiary, even in
the case they own only 50% or less of the voting rights.
(12) An “affiliated company” is a company in which a certain company (parent company) directly owns no
less than 20% but no more than 50% of the voting rights. It includes any company that may have a
significant impact due to owning more than 15% of the voting rights.
3. Figures
(1) The numbers of companies, establishments, regular workers, and subsidiaries are those at the end of
FY2015 and sales are for the entire FY2015.
(2) As figures and distribution ratios are rounded off for each unit, the aggregated amounts may not
necessarily match the total. Changes from the previous year, etc. per company are shown with
fractional amounts.
(3) Breakdown data of the “number of regular workers” (“full-time workers and staff” + “part-timers”) do
not perfectly match the total.
(4) In the tables, “-” means that there is no applicable number, and “0” means that the figure is under the
unit. The symbol “x” means that the data are not disclosed since they are only for one or two companies
and each applicant’s confidentiality may not be ensured. Some data for three or more companies are not
disclosed, either, when ‘x’ can be obtained through calculation.
(5) The following formulae are used in the preliminary report of this survey.
・Operating profit = sales – operating expenses (cost of goods sold + selling, general and administration
expenses)
・Ratio of operating profit to sales = operating profit ÷ sales × 100
・Ratio of ordinary profit to sales = ordinary profit ÷ sales × 100
・Net assets = capital + capital reserves + accumulated profit + own shares + other net assets
・Total capital = liabilities + net assets
・Capital adequacy ratio = net assets ÷ total capital × 100
・Current return on equity = current net profit ÷ net assets × 100
・Current profit ratio of total capital = current net profit ÷ total capital × 100
・Value added = operating profit + depreciation expenses + total payroll + welfare expenses + Real estate and
movables property Rental+ taxes and public imposition
・Ratio of value added = value added ÷ sales × 100
・Labor distribution rate = total payroll ÷ value added × 100
・Labor productivity = value added ÷ number of regular workers
4. Collection
Number of target companies
Number of companies that submitted a
response
Response rate
Number of companies that gave a valid
response
2016 Survey
(preliminary
report)
37,605
2015 Survey
(revised report)
37,404
31,689
31,815
84.3%
85.1%
30,016
30,180
5. Points concerning survey results
(1) As only valid responses are counted, the number of companies that submitted a response varies by item.
(2) When comparing the survey results with those for the previous year, please pay attention to the
differences in the response rates and the numbers of target companies. Tables in the main text contain
figures for companies that gave a valid response for both the previous year and this year and the
comparison with the previous year for reference.
(3) For companies with capital of 5 hundred million yen or more that had submitted questionnaires for the
annual survey “Financial Statements Statistics of Corporations by Industry” conducted by the Ministry of
Finance, some of the data for this survey’s “Assets, Liabilities and Capital” and “Sales and Expenses” are
based on said data collated by the Ministry of Finance.
6. When using figures listed in these statistical tables, please be certain to indicate the data source (the Preliminary
Report on the 2016 Basic Survey of Japanese Business Structure and Activities).
7. Contact point
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If you have any queries, please direct correspondence to:
Enterprise Statistics Office
Research and Statistics Department
Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry
1-3-1, Kasumigaseki, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-8902
Tel: 03-3501-1831 (direct)
Fax: 03-3580-6320
E-Mail: [email protected]
Reference materials are available at: http://www.meti.go.jp/statistics/index.html
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Summary of Survey Results
1. Summary
- As of March 31, 2016, 30,016 companies (hereinafter referred to as the “grand total”) were sampled
by the Basic Survey of Japanese Business Structure and Activities. Of these entities, some 28,553
companies (hereinafter referred to as the “total”) were engaged in industries targeted by the survey.
- The total comprised some 416,000 business establishments and employed some 14.32 million
regular workers, while also generating sales of 678.2 trillion yen.
- The corporate operating profit of the total was 24.8 trillion yen, while the ordinary profit of the total
was 32.3 trillion yen.
- The number of subsidiaries owned by companies that comprised the total was 94,000.
Chart 1-1 Main Figures
Number of
companies
Grand Total
Information and Communications
Wholesale Trade
Retail Trade
Credit Card and Installment Finance
Businesses
Goods Rental and Leasing
Scientific Research, Professional and
Technical Service
Living-related and Personal Services and
Amusement Services
Private Instruction Sites
Services (*)
Services (Other Services)
Other Industries
Number of
subsidiaries
435,762
14,762,893
7,157,615
255,468
342,237
97,472
441,078
15,058,623
7,042,412
271,756
347,469
99,504
-0.5
1.2
2.0
-1.6
6.4
1.5
2.1
FY 2014
28,758
411,048
14,057,790
6,930,223
238,804
324,818
92,535
FY 2015
28,553
415,869
14,315,315
6,782,213
247,665
322,778
94,446
-0.7
1.2
1.8
-2.1
3.7
-0.6
2.1
FY 2014
39
205
6,562
8,466
2,912
4,149
247
FY 2015
36
195
6,581
6,649
1,577
1,489
234
-7.7
-4.9
0.3
-21.5
-45.8
-64.1
-5.3
FY 2014
12,931
76,283
5,190,275
2,875,200
134,207
193,491
50,643
FY 2015
12,807
75,479
5,256,923
2,821,290
129,629
184,639
52,003
-1.0
-1.1
1.3
-1.9
-3.4
-4.6
2.7
FY 2014
139
1,884
182,816
267,624
8,181
5,141
1,591
1,643
FY 2015
139
2,007
179,444
243,936
16,695
15,413
Y/Y change (%)
0.0
6.5
-1.8
-8.9
104.1
199.8
3.3
FY 2014
2,490
12,475
989,963
271,948
18,258
20,444
5,254
5,303
FY 2015
2,546
13,113
1,034,084
288,602
20,531
22,766
Y/Y change (%)
2.2
5.1
4.5
6.1
12.4
11.4
0.9
FY 2014
5,804
68,556
1,558,019
2,229,555
28,972
50,530
23,129
23,405
FY 2015
5,731
68,772
1,537,732
2,141,660
30,718
45,798
Y/Y change (%)
-1.3
0.3
-1.3
-3.9
6.0
-9.4
1.2
FY 2014
3,587
150,257
3,258,465
858,704
21,166
23,541
4,532
FY 2015
3,527
153,294
3,345,628
864,492
24,894
26,910
4,548
Y/Y change (%)
-1.7
2.0
2.7
0.7
17.6
14.3
0.4
FY 2014
79
995
55,000
24,636
3,469
3,651
129
FY 2015
80
1,046
56,529
26,596
3,082
3,225
131
Y/Y change (%)
1.3
5.1
2.8
8.0
-11.2
-11.7
1.6
FY 2014
308
5,989
83,152
80,420
4,807
5,096
1,346
1,454
FY 2015
308
6,226
98,099
85,336
4,654
5,109
Y/Y change (%)
0.0
4.0
18.0
6.1
-3.2
0.3
8.0
FY 2014
626
5,028
265,694
123,409
6,400
7,248
2,479
FY 2015
619
5,433
245,405
113,759
4,379
5,214
2,552
-1.1
8.1
-7.6
-7.8
-31.6
-28.1
2.9
FY 2014
584
59,224
1,089,304
55,359
2,054
2,072
715
FY 2015
584
58,120
1,119,002
53,990
2,167
2,250
708
Y/Y change (%)
0.0
-1.9
2.7
-2.5
5.5
8.6
-1.0
FY 2014
687
12,099
291,302
33,541
2,767
3,467
745
FY 2015
688
11,957
280,038
33,006
3,047
3,377
737
Y/Y change (%)
0.1
-1.2
-3.9
-1.6
10.1
-2.6
-1.1
FY 2014
13
673
10,225
975
31
34
2
FY 2015
13
703
11,224
1,068
53
58
2
Y/Y change (%)
0.0
4.5
9.8
9.6
71.0
70.6
0.0
FY 2014
1,471
17,380
1,077,013
100,386
5,580
5,955
1,723
FY 2015
1,475
19,524
1,144,626
101,828
6,238
6,531
1,726
Y/Y change (%)
0.3
12.3
6.3
1.4
11.8
9.7
0.2
FY 2014
482
11,569
338,386
89,794
7,764
8,148
1,401
1,533
Y/Y change (%)
Eating and Drinking Services
Ordinary prof it
(hundred million
y en)
30,180
Y/Y change (%)
Electricity and Gas
Operating prof it
(hundred million
y en)
30,016
Y/Y change (%)
Manufacturing
Sales (hundred
million y en)
FY 2014
Y/Y change (%)
Mining and Quarrying of Stone and
Gravel
Number of regular
workers (person)
FY 2015
Y/Y change (%)
Total
Number of
establishments
FY 2015
487
12,124
351,497
95,199
8,086
8,599
Y/Y change (%)
1.0
4.8
3.9
6.0
4.1
5.5
9.4
FY 2014
940
13,145
366,717
137,598
8,901
9,270
3,536
FY 2015
976
13,085
391,811
165,001
16,005
16,092
3,525
Y/Y change (%)
3.8
-0.5
6.8
19.9
79.8
73.6
-0.3
- 14 -
- The average number of business establishments owned per company was 14.6 (up 0.3 establishments
on a Y/Y change basis). The average number of regular workers was 501 persons (up 2.5% on a Y/Y
change basis). Average sales were 237.5 hundred million yen (down 1.4% on a Y/Y change basis).
- Among manufacturing companies, sales per company declined to 220.3 hundred million yen (down
0.9% on a Y/Y change basis), average operating profit declined to 10.1 hundred million yen (down
2.5%), and average ordinary profit declined to 14.4 hundred million yen (down 3.6%).
- Among wholesale trade companies, sales per company declined to 373.7 hundred million yen (down
2.7% on a Y/Y change basis), average operating profit rose to 5.4 hundred million yen (up 7.4%),
and average ordinary profit declined to 8.0 hundred million yen (down 8.2%).
- Among retail trade companies, sales per company rose to 245.1 hundred million yen (up 2.4% on a
Y/Y change basis), average operating profit rose to 7.1 hundred million yen (up 19.6%), and average
ordinary profit also rose to 7.6 hundred million yen (up 16.3%)
Chart 1-2 Sales per Company in Major Industries
(Hundred million yen)
340
322.6
334.8
329.1
328.9
324.7
319.1
320
295.5
300
303.5
Total
307.9
Manufacturing
281.3
Wholesale/Retail
trade
280
253.8
260
240
242.7
258.0
243.6
241.1
250.7
212.6
232.0
220
200
222.4
220.9
241.0
223.2
212.4
198.8
206.9
237.5
224.4
220.3
222.3
209.1
180
'06
'07
'08
'09
'10
'11
'12
'13
'14
'15 FY
Chart 1-3 Main Figures per Company
Number of
Number of
regular workers
establishments
(person)
Total
Mining and Quarrying of
Stone and Gravel
Manufacturing
Electricity and Gas
Information and
Communications
Wholesale Trade
Retail Trade
Credit Card and Installment
Finance Businesses
Goods Rental and Leasing
Scientific Research,
Professional and Technical
Service
Eating and Drinking
Services
Living-related and Personal
Services and Amusement
Services
Private Instruction Sites
Services (*)
Sales
(million yen)
Operating profit
(million yen)
Ordinary profit
(million yen)
Number of
subsidiaries
FY 2014
14.3
489
24,098.4
830.4
1,129.5
7.3
FY 2015
14.6
501
23,753.1
867.4
1,130.5
7.5
Y/Y change (%)
0.3
2.5
-1.4
4.5
0.1
0.2
FY 2014
5.3
168
21,706.9
7,467.3
10,638.7
10.7
FY 2015
5.4
183
18,470.5
4,380.6
4,135.4
9.4
Y/Y change (%)
0.1
8.9
-14.9
-41.3
-61.1
-1.3
FY 2014
5.9
401
22,234.9
1,037.9
1,496.3
8.6
FY 2015
5.9
410
22,029.3
1,012.2
1,441.7
8.8
Y/Y change (%)
0.0
2.2
-0.9
-2.5
-3.6
0.2
FY 2014
13.6
1,315
192,535.0
5,885.8
3,698.5
18.1
FY 2015
14.4
1,291
175,493.4
12,011.1
11,088.5
18.3
Y/Y change (%)
0.8
-1.8
-8.9
104.1
199.8
0.2
FY 2014
5.0
398
10,921.6
733.3
821.1
5.5
FY 2015
5.2
406
11,335.5
806.4
894.2
5.4
Y/Y change (%)
0.2
2.0
3.8
10.0
8.9
-0.1
FY 2014
11.8
268
38,414.1
499.2
870.6
7.5
FY 2015
12.0
268
37,369.7
536.0
799.1
7.6
Y/Y change (%)
0.2
0.0
-2.7
7.4
-8.2
0.1
FY 2014
41.9
908
23,939.3
590.1
656.3
3.4
FY 2015
43.5
949
24,510.7
705.8
763.0
3.4
0.0
Y/Y change (%)
1.6
4.5
2.4
19.6
16.3
FY 2014
12.6
696
31,184.8
4,391.2
4,621.4
4.3
FY 2015
13.1
707
33,245.0
3,852.5
4,030.9
4.2
Y/Y change (%)
0.5
1.6
6.6
-12.3
-12.8
-0.1
FY 2014
19.4
270
26,110.4
1,560.7
1,654.4
13.3
FY 2015
20.2
319
27,706.4
1,511.0
1,658.6
13.5
Y/Y change (%)
0.8
18.1
6.1
-3.2
0.3
0.2
FY 2014
8.0
424
19,713.9
1,022.4
1,157.8
9.1
FY 2015
8.8
396
18,377.9
707.4
842.4
9.6
Y/Y change (%)
0.8
-6.6
-6.8
-30.8
-27.2
0.5
3.6
FY 2014
101.4
1,865
9,479.3
351.6
354.8
FY 2015
99.5
1,916
9,244.8
371.1
385.2
3.7
Y/Y change (%)
-1.9
2.7
-2.5
5.5
8.6
0.1
FY 2014
17.6
424
4,882.3
402.7
504.6
3.8
FY 2015
17.4
407
4,797.5
442.8
490.9
3.5
Y/Y change (%)
-0.2
-4.0
-1.7
10.0
-2.7
-0.3
FY 2014
51.8
787
7,499.3
238.7
258.5
1.0
FY 2015
54.1
863
8,217.5
411.3
444.8
1.0
0.0
Y/Y change (%)
2.3
9.7
9.6
72.3
72.1
FY 2014
11.8
732
6,824.4
379.3
404.8
4.0
FY 2015
13.2
776
6,903.6
422.9
442.8
4.2
Y/Y change (%)
1.4
6.0
1.2
11.5
9.4
0.2
- 15 -
(Note 1)
The number of
subsidiaries per
company is the figure
obtained by dividing
the total number of
subsidiaries by the
number of companies
that own subsidiaries.
( Note 2)
Y/Y change for the
numbers of
establishments and
subsidiaries per
company are different
between this fiscal year
and the previous fiscal
year.
2. Sales and profit conditions
- Among manufacturing companies, sales per company were 220.3 hundred million yen (down 0.9%
on a Y/Y change basis), operating profit was 10.1 hundred million yen (down 2.5%), ordinary
profit was 14.4 hundred million yen (down 3.6%) and current net profit was 9.0 hundred million
yen (down 6.1%).
- Among wholesale/retail trade companies, sales per company were 324.7 hundred million yen
(down 1.3% on a Y/Y change basis), operating profit was 6.0 hundred million yen (up 12.5%),
ordinary profit was 7.9 hundred million yen (down 0.4%) and current net profit was 4.7 hundred
million yen (down 0.1%).
- Among manufacturing companies, the operating margin declined to 4.6 % (down 0.1 percentage
point on a Y/Y change basis), while the ratio of ordinary profit to sales also declined to 6.5%
(down 0.2 percentage points).
- Among wholesale/retail trade companies, the operating margin rose to 1.8% (up 0.2 percentage
points on a Y/Y change basis) and the ratio of ordinary profit to sales was 2.4% (0.0 percentage
point non-variance on a Y/Y change basis).
- Among manufacturing companies, the percentage making an ordinary profit decreased to 87.9%
(down 0.3 percentage points on a Y/Y change basis), while the same among wholesale/retail trade
companies increased to 91.0% (up 0.8 percentage points).
Chart 2-1 Sales, Operating Profit, Ordinary Profit, and Current Net Profit per Company in
Major Industries
Manufacturing
Wholesale/Retail trade
(Hundred million
yen)
(Hundred
million yen)
(Hundred
million yen)
(Hundred million
yen)
25.0 400.0
300.0
25.0
324.7
250.0
220.3
222.3
200.0
(down 0.9%)
(down 3.6%)
15.0
10.1
150.0
10.4
20.0
250.0
15.0
200.0
(down 2.5%)
9.6
(down 1.3%)
300.0
14.4
15.0
328.9
350.0
20.0
9.0
(down 6.1%)
100.0
10.0 150.0
100.0
5.3
5.0
50.0
3.8
5.9
5.2
7.9
8.6
7.1
7.1
5.1
4.3
(down 0.4%)
7.9
(up 12.5%)
5.3
10.0
6.0
4.7
4.7
(down 0.1%)
5.0
50.0
'11
'12
'13
'14
Operating profit (right axis)
0.0
0.0
'15 FY
'11
Ordinary profit (right axis)
'12
'13
'14
Current net profit (right axis)
'15 FY
Sales (left axis)
1
2
0.0
0.0
(Note) Figures indicated in parentheses are calculated based on units of million yen, compared to the previous
fiscal year.
Chart 2-2 Operating Margins and Ratios of Ordinary Profit to Sales in Major Industries
Manufacturing
Wholesale/Retail trade
(%)
(%)
3.0
8.0
6.7
7.0
6.0
2.4
2.0
4.7
5.0
2.4
2.5
6.5
5.4
1.8
4.6
1.5
4.0
3.0
1.6
1.0
2.0
0.5
1.0
0.0
0.0
'06
'07
'08
'09
Operating margin
'10
'11
'12
'13
'14
'15 FY
'06
'07
'08
'09
'10
'11
'12
'13
'14
'15 FY
Ratio of ordinary profit to sales
Chart 2-3 Percentages of Companies Making Ordinary Profit in Major Industries
（％）
95.0
90.2
90.0
91.0
87.9
88.2
85.0
Manufacturing
80.0
Wholesale/Retail trade
75.0
70.0
'06
'07
'08
'09
'10
'11
- 16 -
'12
'13
'14
'15 FY
3. Cost trends
- Among manufacturing companies, total operating costs per company was 210.2 hundred million
yen (down 0.8% on a Y/Y change basis). Meanwhile, the cost of sales was 177.3 hundred million
yen (down 1.5%), with sales and general administrative expenses at 32.8 hundred million yen (up
2.8%). The cost of sales ratio was 80.5% (down 0.5 percentage points on a Y/Y change basis), and
the ratio of sales and general administrative expenses was 14.9% (up 0.5 percentage points).
- Among wholesale/retail trade companies, total operating costs per company was 318.7 hundred
million yen (down 1.5% on a Y/Y change basis). Meanwhile, the cost of sales was 271.8 hundred
million yen (down 2.1%), with sales and general administrative expenses at 46.9 hundred million
yen (up 2.5%). The cost of sales ratio was 83.7% (down 0.8 percentage points on a Y/Y change
basis), and the ratio of sales and general administrative expenses was 14.4 % (up 0.5 percentage
points).
Chart 3-1 Total Operating Costs, Cost of Sales, and Sales and General Administrative
Expenses per Company in Major Industries
Total operating costs (million yen)
Cost of sales (million yen)
Y/Y change (%)
FY 2013
Total
FY 2014
FY 2015
Y/Y change (%)
FY 2013
FY 2014
FY 2015
Sales and general administrative expenses (million yen)
FY 2014
FY 2015
Y/Y change (%)
FY 2013
FY 2014
FY 2015
FY 2014
FY 2015
FY 2014
FY 2015
23,288.2
23,268.0
22,885.7
-0.1
-1.6
19,751.8
19,685.4
19,210.1
-0.3
-2.4
3,536.4
3,582.6
3,675.6
1.3
2.6
Manufacturing
21,274.0
21,197.1
21,017.1
-0.4
-0.8
18,027.1
18,003.7
17,732.9
-0.1
-1.5
3,246.9
3,193.3
3,284.2
-1.7
2.8
Wholesale/
Retail trade
32,895.7
32,351.4
31,870.2
-1.7
-1.5
28,457.7
27,776.7
27,181.3
-2.4
-2.1
4,438.0
4,574.7
4,688.9
3.1
2.5
Chart 3-2 Sales, Cost of Sales, and Sales and General Administrative Expenses, Ratio of
Cost of Sales, and Ratio of Sales and General Administrative Expenses in Major
Industries
Manufacturing
Wholesale/Retail trade
(Million yen)
(%)
35,000.0
82.3
81.9
80.8
81.0
(%)
(Million yen)
90.0
40,000.0
80.0
35,000.0
84.8
84.6
85.0
84.5
83.7
90.0
80.5
30,000.0
70.0
80.0
70.0
30,000.0
25,000.0
60.0
60.0
25,000.0
20,000.0
50.0
50.0
20,000.0
40.0
40.0
15,000.0
15,000.0
30.0
30.0
10,000.0
14.7
14.9
14.5
14.4
14.9
5,000.0
20.0
10,000.0
10.0
0.0
FY 2012
FY 2013
FY 2014
13.7
13.3
13.9
14.4
0.0
FY 2011
FY 2015
Sales (left axis)
Sales and general administrative expenses (left axis)
Ratio of sales and general administrative expenses (right axis)
- 17 -
20.0
10.0
0.0
0.0
FY 2011
13.4
5,000.0
FY 2012
FY 2013
Cost of sales (left axis)
Ratio of cost of sales (right axis)
82.3
81.9
81.0
80.8
80.5
35000
▲ 15000
100.0
0.0
18
FY 2014
FY 2015
4. Value-added trends
- Among manufacturing companies, value adding per company was 46.5 hundred million yen (up
1.4% on a Y/Y change basis). Meanwhile, the value-added ratio was 21.1% (up 0.5 percentage
points on a Y/Y change basis).
- Among wholesale/retail trade companies, value adding per company was 34.1 hundred million yen
(up 4.5% on a Y/Y change basis). Meanwhile, the value-added ratio was 10.5% (up 0.6 percentage
points on a Y/Y change basis).
- As for the composition of the value added, total payroll per company increased both in
manufacturing companies (up 2.2% on a Y/Y change basis) and wholesale/retail trade companies
(up 1.5%).
(Note 1)
(Note 2)
Value added = Operating profit + Total payroll + Depreciation expenses + Welfare expenses + Real estate and movables
property rental + Taxes and public imposition
Ratio of value added = Value added ÷ Sales × 100
Chart 4-1 Value Added per Company and Value-Added Ratio in Major Industries
Value added per company (million yen)
Ratio of value added (%)
Y/Y change (%)
FY 2013
FY 2014
Y/Y change (%)
FY 2013
FY 2015
FY 2014
FY 2014
FY 2015
FY 2015
FY 2014
FY 2015
Total
4,162.9
4,204.3
4,317.2
1.0
2.7
17.3
17.4
18.2
0.1
0.8
Manufacturing
4,612.9
4,588.5
4,653.0
-0.5
1.4
20.7
20.6
21.1
-0.1
0.5
Wholesale/
Retail trade
3,234.3
3,258.4
3,405.2
0.7
4.5
9.7
9.9
10.5
0.2
0.6
Chart 4-2 Year-on-Year Change in Value Added per Company and the Contribution of
Each Category in Major Industries
Manufacturing
Wholesale/Retail trade
(%)
(%)
12.0
7.0
5.8
8.7
10.0
6.0
8.0
5.0
6.0
4.0
4.5
3.0
0.7
3.0
4.0
1.4
1.1
2.0
0.3
2.0
1.0
0.0
0.0
-2.0
-0.5
-1.0
-4.0
-2.0
-5.1
-6.0
-3.0
FY 2011 FY 2012 FY 2013 FY 2014 FY 2015
FY 2011
FY 2012
FY 2013
FY 2014
Operating▲
profit
8.0
6.0
4.0
2.0
0.0
▲10.0
12.0
14.0
16.0
18.0
Total payroll
Depreciation expenses
Welfare expenses
Real estate and movables property rental
Taxes and public imposition
Ratio of value added
- 18 -
FY 2015
5. Asset conditions
- Among manufacturing companies, total capital per company stood at 256.1 hundred million yen
(up 1.4% on a Y/Y change basis), while net assets stood at 126.2 hundred million yen (up 2.8%).
The capital adequacy ratio was 49.3% (up 0.7 percentage points on a Y/Y change basis).
- Among wholesale/retail trade companies, total capital per company stood at 185.7 hundred million
yen (down 0.2% on a Y/Y change basis), while net assets stood at 69.5 hundred million yen (up
1.9%). The capital adequacy ratio was 37.4% (up 0.8 percentage points on a Y/Y change basis).
Chart 5-1 Breakdown of Assets and Liabilities and Net Assets per Company in Major
Industries
Manufacturing
Management of funds
Procurement of funds
(Hundred
million yen)
300.0
248.2
256.1
(up 1.4%)
252.5
(Hundred
million yen)
(Total
capital)
84.3
86.0
45.9
45.6
44.0
117.3
122.7
FY 2013
FY 2014
150.0
55.2
55.1
50.0
75.3
126.2
(up 2.8%)
0.2
0.2
0.2
100.0
3.2
76.8
73.5
0.0
57.0
2.6
2.5
50.0
252.5
85.0
200.0
120.5
117.8
116.8
150.0
100.0
248.2
256.1
(up 1.4%)
250.0
250.0
200.0
(Total
capital)
300.0
0.0
FY 2013
FY 2014
FY 2015
FY 2015
Wholesale/Retail trade
Management of funds
(Hundred
million yen)
200.0
185.7
(down
0.2%)
186.0
178.1
Procurement of funds
(Total
capital)
(Hundred
million yen)
150.0
186.0
178.1
200.0
150.0
81.3
105.2
106.2
102.9
100.0
82.3
80.5
35.6
35.7
100.0
34.4
50.0
185.7
(down
0.2%)
35.9
34.8
34.1
2.1
1.9
42.9
39.1
FY 2013
42.3
0.1
0.1
0.0
50.0
2.1
FY 2014
0.1
62.5
68.2
FY 2013
FY 2014
69.5
(up 1.9%)
0.0
FY 2015
Current assets
FY 2015
Current liabilities
Tangible fixed assets
Fixed liabilities
Intangible fixed assets
Net assets
Investments and other assets
Deferred assets
Chart 5-2 Capital Adequacy Ratio per Company in Major Industries
(%)
55.0
Manufacturing
Wholesale/Retail trade
48.6
50.0
49.3
45.0
36.6
40.0
37.4
35.0
30.0
25.0
2011
2012
2013
- 19 -
2014
2015 FY
(Total
capital)
6. Employment conditions
- The number of regular workers was 14.32 million. The number of full-time workers and employees
(hereafter the “number of full-time workers”) was 9.04 million and the number of part-time
workers was 4.40 million.
- The number of regular workers per company was 501 persons (up 2.5% on a Y/Y change basis). Of
this figure, the average number of full-time workers was 317 persons (up 1.6%), and the average
number of part-time workers was 154 persons (up 4.1%). Both the regular worker and part-time
worker figures represented the highest levels recorded since the survey commenced. The number of
full-time workers was close to the highest level in fiscal 2005 (318 persons).
- Looking at major industries (manufacturing, wholesale trade and retail trade companies), the
number of part-time workers per company increased in all industries. These results represented the
highest levels recorded since the survey commenced.
Chart 6-1 Number of Workers by Major Industry
Number of regular w orkers (person)
FY 2013
Total
FY 2014
Part-timers (person)
Full-time w orkers (person)
FY 2015
FY 2013
FY 2014
FY 2015
FY 2013
FY 2014
FY 2015
13,975,839
14,057,790
14,315,315
8,950,067
8,979,274
9,041,587
4,149,534
4,243,167
1.5
0.6
1.8
0.5
0.3
0.7
2.0
2.3
3.6
5,279,360
5,190,275
5,256,923
4,531,862
4,431,414
4,497,591
529,932
534,520
538,683
Y /Y change (%)
Manufacturing
-0.3
-1.7
1.3
-0.7
-2.2
1.5
1.7
0.9
0.8
1,501,076
1,558,019
1,537,732
1,214,339
1,255,457
1,247,561
236,897
247,892
247,085
Y /Y change (%)
Wholesale trade
3.4
3.8
-1.3
3.6
3.4
-0.6
0.8
4.6
-0.3
3,141,216
3,258,465
3,345,628
1,128,681
1,166,160
1,164,340
1,957,540
2,038,019
2,110,936
0.5
3.7
2.7
-2.2
3.3
-0.2
1.7
4.1
3.6
Y /Y change (%)
Retail trade
4,396,820
Y /Y change (%)
Chart 6-2 Number of Workers per Company by Employment Pattern
Total
(Number of
people)
Highest
result
550
500
Manufacturing
485
(Number of
people)
501
489(up 2.5%)
500
Highest
result
404
450
401
410
400
347
400
350
311
317
312(up 1.6%)
343
351
300
300
Highest
result
250
200
144
150
154
148(up 4.1%)
200
Highest
result
100
100
50
0
42
0
Regular workers
Full-time workers
Part-timers
Regular workers
Wholesale trade
(Number of
people)
500
880
400
908
949
800
Highest
result
268
Part-timers
Highest
result
1,000
261
Full-time workers
Retail trade
(Number of
people)
300
41
41
Highest
result
268
548
600
212
216
218
568
599
Highest
result
200
400
Highest
result
100
41
42.7
316
325
330
200
43.1
0
0
Regular workers
FY 2013
Full-time workers
FY 2014
Part-timers
Regular workers
FY 2015
- 20 -
Full-time workers
Part-timers
7. Ownership of subsidiaries and affiliated companies
- The number of companies that owned subsidiaries (note) was 12,656. The percentage of companies owning subsidiaries was
44.3% (up 0.3 percentage points on a Y/Y change basis).
- The number of companies that owned domestic subsidiaries was 10,638. These companies owned a total of 49,994 domestic
subsidiaries. The average number of domestic subsidiaries owned per company was 4.7 entities (with no change from the
previous year). The number of companies that owned overseas subsidiaries was 5,689. These companies owned a total of 44,452
overseas subsidiaries. The average number of overseas subsidiaries owned per company was 7.8 entities (an increase of 0.3
entities).
- The percentage of manufacturing companies owning domestic subsidiaries increased to 35.8%, while the percentage owning
overseas subsidiaries increased to 27.8%. The average number of domestic subsidiaries owned per company was 5.0 entities
(with no change from the previous year), while the average number of overseas subsidiaries owned per company was 8.1 entities
(an increase of 0.3 entities). Looking at the breakdown by region, the percentage shares of Asia (excluding China) and Europe
expanded, while the percentage shares of overseas subsidiaries in China and North America contracted.
Note: As used herein, “subsidiaries” include affiliated companies.
Chart 7-1 Number of Companies that Own Subsidiaries and Ownership Ratio in Major Industries
Number of companies that ow n subsidiaries
Number of
companies
FY 2015
Ow nership ratio (%)
FY 2013
FY 2014
FY 2015
FY 2013
FY 2014
Y/Y change (% point)
FY 2015
FY 2014
FY 2015
Total
28,553
12,734
12,664
12,656
44.2
44.0
44.3
-0.2
0.3
Manufacturing
12,807
6,086
5,916
5,938
46.6
45.8
46.4
-0.8
0.6
9,258
4,368
4,450
4,399
46.9
47.4
47.5
0.5
0.1
Wholesale/　Retail rade
(Note 1) Percentage of companies owning domestic subsidiaries = number of companies that own subsidiaries / number of companies
submitting valid responses
Chart 7-2 Number of Companies that Own Subsidiaries and Number of Subsidiaries in
Major Industries, by Domestic and Overseas Subsidiaries
Number of
companies that
own domestic
subsidiaries
Total
Number of domestic
subsidiaries
10,638
% of the
total
49,994
100.0
Number of domestic subsidiaries ow ned per company
FY 2013
FY 2014
FY 2015
4.8
4.7
4.7
-0.1
0.0
5,689
% of the
total
44,452
100.0
FY 2014
Number of overseas subsidiaries ow ned per company
Number of overseas
subsidiaries
Number of
companies that
own overseas
subsidiaries
Y/Y change
(subsidiary)
FY 2015
FY 2013
FY 2014
Y/Y change
(subsidiary)
FY 2015
FY 2014
FY 2015
7.4
7.5
7.8
0.1
0.3
Manuf acturing
4,584
23,121
46.2
5.2
5.0
5.0
-0.2
0.0
3,566
28,882
65.0
7.8
7.8
8.1
0.0
0.3
Wholesale/
Retail trade
3,959
16,979
34.0
4.4
4.3
4.3
-0.1
0.0
1,428
10,974
24.7
7.4
7.4
7.7
0.0
0.3
(Note 2) Number of domestic subsidiaries owned per company= Number of domestic subsidiaries / Number of companies that own
domestic subsidiaries
(Note 3) Number of overseas subsidiaries owned per company= Number of overseas subsidiaries / Number of companies that own
overseas subsidiaries
Chart 7-3
Chart 7-4
Percentages of Companies that Own Subsidiaries, by
Number of subsidiaries owned per company in
Domestic and Overseas Subsidiaries in Manufacturing
Manufacturing
(Number of
subsidiaries)
Domestic
Overseas
(%)
Domestic
8.5
Overseas
45
35
7.5
37.5
36.4
36.2
36.9
37.0
36.2
23.6
23.7
24.0
24.4
24.9
25.7
36.4
36.3
35.5
35.8
27.1
27.7
27.3
27.8
30
7.0
7.1
6.6
7.4
7.2
7.2
7.8
7.5
6.7
6.5
25
20
8.1
7.8
8.0
40
6.0
15
5.5
10
5.0
5.2
5.6
5.6
5.7
5.0
5.0
2014
2015
5.5
5.3
5.1
5.1
2011
2012
4.5
5
0
4.0
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2006
FY
2007
2008
2009
2010
2013
FY
Chart 7-5 Percentage Shares of Overseas Subsidiaries in Manufacturing
18.8
16.8
7.3
25,203社
27.4
17.9
16.8
7.3
26,771社
31.2
27.0
17.5
16.4
7.9
28,174社
Europe
FY 2014
31.6
26.7
17.0
16.4
8.3
27,592社
North America
FY 2015
31.8
25.6
18.0
16.3
8.2
28,882社
Other
FY 2011
29.8
FY 2012
30.6
FY 2013
27.3
（％）
0.0
20.0
40.0
60.0
- 21 -
80.0
100.0
Asia(other than
China)
China