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Japan Economy Watchers Survey by Region

Name: Japan Economy Watchers Survey by Region
Creator: Cabinet Office – Economy Watchers Survey
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Monthly diffusion indices of the Cabinet Office Economy Watchers Survey — about 2,050 taxi drivers, shop clerks, restaurant managers and other workers who observe the economy first hand — for current conditions (direction and level) and future conditions, by region, seasonally adjusted, since 2000. 50 = neutral.

Source: Cabinet Office – Economy Watchers SurveyLast updated: Sep 22, 2026, 14:57Curated by Bui Thanh PhucAbout this data ↓

Indicator	08-2026	07-2026	06-2026	05-2026	04-2026	03-2026	02-2026	01-2026	12-2025	11-2025	10-2025	09-2025	08-2025	07-2025	06-2025	05-2025	04-2025	03-2025	02-2025	01-2025	12-2024	11-2024	10-2024	09-2024	08-2024	07-2024	06-2024	05-2024	04-2024	03-2024	02-2024	01-2024	12-2023	11-2023	10-2023	09-2023	08-2023
DI for current conditions (direction)1
National11	46.4	45.7	44	43.6	40.8	42.2	48.9	47.6	47.7	48	48.2	47	46.7	45.5	45.5	45.1	43.7	45.4	45.9	48	48.2	48	46.2	47.9	48.8	48.3	47.8	46.9	48.9	50.1	51.2	50.2	50.3	49.3	49.3	50.6	53.5
Hokkaido	46.9	45.3	46.1	39.4	37.9	40.3	45.1	45.5	45.4	49.2	44.2	43.9	43.8	43.7	43.2	42.5	39.6	42.3	44.7	48.7	47.7	47.6	45.4	47.6	46.5	47.1	44	45.5	47.8	48.2	48.6	48.6	48.4	50.3	51.3	51.8	55.6
Tohoku	42.7	42.3	39.7	40.6	38.5	38.6	49.2	47.9	46.2	45.5	45.5	44.9	47.1	47.2	44.2	43.7	42.2	44.6	44	46.2	44.8	45.5	44.3	45.2	44.4	43.9	45.5	45.3	47.7	47	47.1	47.1	50.4	47.9	46.3	48.2	52.1
Kanto2	46.1	46.8	44.5	44.6	40.1	41.9	48.5	47.3	47.8	48	48.2	46.6	47.4	46.4	45.6	45.8	43.4	47.1	46.7	47.6	48.6	48.6	46.4	50.3	48.9	48.4	47.8	47.2	49.1	50.6	50.6	51.6	50.7	48.9	48.2	49.1	53.6
Northern Kanto	42.6	42	41	42.9	36.3	40	46.7	45.6	46.5	46.3	45.9	44	45	44.9	43.9	42.7	38.2	44.1	44.6	44.6	45.5	47.2	45	49.3	46.5	44.1	44.3	44	45.5	47.9	49.8	50.9	48.4	47.3	46.2	46.9	51.4
Southern Kanto	47.3	48.5	45.7	45.2	41.5	42.7	49.1	48	48.2	48.6	49	47.5	48.2	46.9	46.2	46.9	45.3	48.2	47.5	48.7	49.7	49.1	46.9	50.6	49.8	49.9	49	48.4	50.4	51.6	50.9	51.8	51.5	49.5	49	49.9	54.3
Koshinetsu	52.7	46	46.1	42.6	36.7	40.9	49.2	45.7	48.6	43.9	47.3	46.1	44.7	44.9	42.4	41.9	43.1	44.5	45.5	45.6	42.5	48.2	45.4	45.7	51	45	46.9	45.7	48.9	46.8	50.2	51.3	51.4	48.5	46.1	49	52.6
Tokai	46.5	43.6	44.2	41.1	38.8	41.3	47.2	45.1	50.3	47.6	48.2	46.2	47.7	45	44.5	44.9	43.7	45	44.3	46.2	47.9	46.7	43.9	46.2	48.9	49.1	47.8	47.9	47.8	49.1	49.4	49.9	48.1	47.5	50.9	52	51.9
Hokuriku	46.4	48	45.1	44.2	40.1	46.5	53.7	49.4	48.2	46.8	47.5	48	46.3	46.7	46.9	46.2	41.2	48.8	48.1	50.6	49.7	49	48	49	50.6	49.1	50.8	47.3	53.6	50.9	48.5	41.8	48.8	47.7	47.4	48.6	55.3
Kinki	46	44.3	42.3	43.9	41.7	41.6	49.1	48.7	46.1	48	49.1	48.5	45.3	43.4	45.9	45.8	45.1	45.4	46.9	49.8	51.1	47.4	46.1	45.3	48.2	48.7	48.6	47.5	49.2	50.9	54.2	51.1	52	50.4	48.4	51.1	53.7
Chugoku	45.6	46.6	45	44.2	42.7	40.9	49.5	50	46.4	48.8	47.8	46.9	46.3	45.5	46.1	45.1	43.9	41.2	44.3	46.2	48.6	47	46.1	48.3	51.7	49.4	47.5	47.1	48.3	50.3	50.1	49.3	49.8	48.5	46.4	51.1	54.8
Shikoku	48.3	49.5	42	44.9	40.2	43.4	50.7	47	50.7	45.6	48.7	48.1	48.2	46.5	44.4	44.9	44.2	46.1	45.9	49.2	50.9	49.7	44.8	49.3	49.2	52.1	46.5	46.9	47.7	49	49.5	48.8	48.3	49.5	45.1	49.1	54.9
Kyushu	48	45.8	45.7	47.6	44.9	44	47.5	47.2	48.8	50.3	48.2	47.5	47	45.4	47.2	46	44.5	45.1	45.8	48.3	47.9	48.1	43.3	49.8	51.3	50.4	48.2	49.7	51.7	52.8	53.7	54.3	53.1	50	47.7	52.7	55.7
Okinawa	48.8	56.6	51.5	53.2	50.8	51.5	55.9	55.5	52.4	54.9	54.3	54.5	53.9	54.7	55.7	58.1	52.6	48.2	51.2	59	56	55.8	52.9	51.2	59	58.4	54.2	53.9	55.5	56.3	57.7	53.2	56.2	53.6	59.5	58.1	59.9
DI for future conditions (direction)1
National11	48.3	45.8	45.7	40.7	39.4	38.7	50	50.1	49.5	49.4	52.2	48.4	47.6	47.4	46.4	45.6	43.7	45.6	46.7	47.6	48.5	49.1	48	49.5	50.2	48.9	48.5	47	49.6	50.9	52	51.8	50.5	50.1	49.4	49.8	51.1
Hokkaido	48.3	43.8	48.1	41.8	38.6	35.3	47.4	47.1	46.6	48.2	50.7	46.5	45	46.1	43.7	46	42.1	42.9	44.7	45	48.9	45.6	45.5	45.8	50.7	47.6	45.6	45.1	48.4	50.4	49.6	51.3	48.3	50.6	49.5	51.8	52.4
Tohoku	46.3	45.5	45.2	39.1	38.7	37.9	49.8	51.4	49.4	48.6	50.4	47.3	47.8	48.6	44.7	45	42.8	44.6	46.4	46.4	46.6	47	45.2	47.8	45.9	47	48.5	47	48	48.7	47.7	49.6	49	49.5	46.4	45.8	49.1
Kanto2	47.6	46.1	46.3	42.1	40.6	39.1	50.2	50.6	49.1	48.9	51.5	48.8	46.7	47.2	46.4	46.2	43.9	46.2	46.6	47.9	48.5	49.2	48.7	49.6	50.6	48.9	48.1	47.5	50	50.9	51.7	51	50.3	49.8	48.7	49.2	50.9
Northern Kanto	46.1	45.1	46.2	39.3	39.8	36.3	47.9	47.2	46.7	49.6	50.9	46.3	43.9	46.3	43.8	44.4	40	44.5	44.2	45.9	44.7	46.9	46.4	49.2	49.8	46.3	46.2	45.4	48.9	50	51.4	51.2	49.7	47.6	46.7	46.5	49
Southern Kanto	48.1	46.4	46.3	43.1	40.9	40.1	51	51.9	49.9	48.6	51.7	49.7	47.6	47.5	47.3	46.7	45.3	46.8	47.5	48.6	49.8	50.1	49.5	49.7	50.8	49.9	48.7	48.2	50.3	51.2	51.8	50.9	50.6	50.7	49.4	50.3	51.7
Koshinetsu	48.9	46.9	47.5	38.3	41.6	39.3	53.9	48.9	47.6	45.1	49	45.7	45	45.9	47.4	44.4	44.3	43.6	42.5	44.8	45.7	48.6	42.7	49.2	49.9	50	47.2	49.8	50.2	52.2	53.3	55.2	49.4	49.1	49.3	49.4	49.4
Tokai	49.4	46.5	45.6	38.7	38.5	39.9	48.3	45.1	47.9	49	51.1	47.5	47.9	46.2	44.6	43	40.7	43.6	45.3	45.7	47.7	47.4	47.1	48.3	48.7	47.2	47.9	45.1	48.9	50.4	50.1	49.9	46.5	47.9	49.7	49.5	50.1
Hokuriku	47.2	45.9	41.7	36.1	36.2	35.2	47	49.7	48.1	49.6	52.4	48.3	48.4	47.9	47.4	46.4	44.6	46.7	49.2	51.8	50.5	49	45.6	49.4	51.4	52	50.9	49.1	51.3	53.8	53.6	48.1	52.4	50.2	48.4	48.2	49.9
Kinki	46.2	43.4	43.3	39.6	37.5	37.7	48.9	50.5	48	48.4	52.1	46.8	47	45.6	45.4	45.5	44.9	47.4	48.1	49	48.9	49.3	48.7	49.5	49.5	49.3	48.4	46.9	48.6	49.1	51.4	53.2	51.7	49.6	48.3	50.2	52.2
Chugoku	49.9	44.7	43.8	40.9	39	36.8	51.9	52	49.9	49.8	51.9	48.2	46.6	46.8	46.7	44.8	41.6	43.5	45.5	46.7	46.9	47.8	47.8	49	50.5	48.3	48.8	47.7	49.2	51.6	51.6	53.2	51.3	49.8	49.3	50.6	49.7
Shikoku	50	47.6	46.3	42.8	38.8	38.1	51.1	51.6	54.2	51.3	54.2	49.6	49.4	49.1	48.2	48.3	44.7	46.5	48.7	48.8	47.8	49.6	47	54.2	50.8	49.3	44.7	45.3	47.3	48.9	49	50.3	47.4	48.9	47.9	48.1	49.3
Kyushu	49.8	49	48.5	44.4	41.1	40.6	50	53.1	52.3	50.4	53.6	50.4	48.8	48.8	49	47.2	44.7	47.3	47.9	49.8	50.4	51.8	51.1	51.6	53.7	52	51.8	48.6	51.9	53.2	54.2	56.4	53	51.8	52	52.7	53.5
Okinawa	53.1	48.2	52.2	50.3	47.8	51.8	61.8	57.3	57.8	58.2	60.2	59.5	58.9	61.3	60.1	57.1	57.9	52.8	56.7	54.5	56.5	57.9	54.8	55.4	57.7	56.6	57.8	53.6	56	56.6	59.7	60.9	63.8	58.2	58.9	59	60.7
DI for current conditions (level, reference)1
National11	45.7	45	43	44.5	42.4	43.7	47.5	47	45.9	46.8	46.8	45.6	45.8	44.5	44.9	44.7	44	44.8	45.6	47.5	47.3	47	44.7	47.6	48.3	47.3	47.1	46.2	48.2	48.8	49.6	48.9	49	48	48.4	49.6	52.4
Hokkaido	45.4	41.4	40.8	41.1	42.2	42.1	44.1	45.5	42	44.2	44.1	43.3	42.7	43.4	44.4	43.4	42.2	43.5	48	47.7	46.5	46.9	43.9	47.3	45.2	45.1	42.7	44.4	46.6	50.3	47.3	47.6	49.7	49	50.2	48.1	53.2
Tohoku	42.4	40.9	38.2	41.6	38.9	42.2	46.9	46.6	42.9	45.1	43.9	43.7	45.3	45.3	44.2	44.8	42.6	44.9	44.2	47.1	44.7	42.9	42.3	44.2	43.5	43.2	45.3	45.1	47.7	46	48	47.2	48.8	46.9	45.3	47.3	49.7
Kanto2	44.8	46.5	44.4	44.9	42.9	44.2	46.3	47	45.9	46.6	47	45.6	46.3	44.6	44.4	44.3	42.8	45.7	46.7	47.5	47.9	47.7	46.1	49	47.6	47.4	47.3	47.2	48.5	49.2	49.9	49	49	47.9	47.8	48.5	52.3
Northern Kanto	43.5	43.3	40	45.1	40.1	44.1	45.1	44.6	43.2	44.3	44.9	41.4	42.6	42.2	42.4	39.8	39.4	41.1	44.2	43.6	44.8	44.6	42.2	46.5	43.4	44.3	44.2	42.3	45.6	46.2	46.7	46.5	43.6	43.8	44.7	46.4	51.3
Southern Kanto	45.2	47.6	46	44.9	44	44.2	46.8	47.9	46.8	47.4	47.7	47	47.6	45.4	45.1	45.9	44	47.4	47.7	48.9	49	48.9	47.5	49.9	49.1	48.5	48.4	48.9	49.7	50.3	51.1	50	51	49.4	49	49.3	52.7
Koshinetsu	48	45.2	43.4	44.4	39.3	43.8	48.5	45.2	46.3	42.5	43.6	43.2	42.8	43.4	43.1	41.6	42.7	40.7	43.7	42.4	42.2	46.8	44.4	44.9	46.1	42.9	44.3	43.3	45.8	46.7	46.8	47	45.7	43.5	44.9	46.3	51.2
Tokai	46.9	42	42.2	42.9	41	42.1	47.6	46.4	48.5	47.8	46.8	45.6	46.4	44.6	45.5	44.8	45.5	46.1	44.9	47.7	48.5	46.7	43.9	46.9	48.4	49	47.9	48.4	47.1	49.1	49.5	50.3	47.8	46.1	50.2	51	50.5
Hokuriku	45.2	45.8	46.8	44.9	42.2	43.5	48.7	43.8	45.7	44.4	44.8	42.6	43.6	44.5	43.4	43.9	40.5	44.6	42.3	45.4	46	44.4	44.5	45.4	47.9	46.2	45	44.7	49.3	46.6	49.5	38.8	44.9	44.7	45.5	47.7	50.3
Kinki	45.8	45.6	42	44.3	43.1	43	46.5	45.9	45	46.9	48.3	47.3	45	43.7	44.3	45.2	45.8	44.2	45.5	47.6	47.5	47.1	43.8	46.8	47.6	47.9	48.2	46.4	47.7	49	51	49.2	50.5	48.9	48.2	50.1	51.6
Chugoku	44.6	43.7	43.5	46.7	43.5	44.5	50	48.7	44.3	46.8	47.8	45.3	45.1	45.1	44	44.3	44.1	44.2	43.5	45.3	46.2	45.4	42.9	47.8	51.9	48.1	48.1	46.6	47.7	48.8	49.6	49.6	49.1	47	45.5	49.4	53.6
Shikoku	47.7	51	41.6	44.5	41.3	46	48.5	50.4	49.2	45.8	50.7	47.5	47.2	44.8	45.5	46.9	45.4	45.6	46	52.3	49.2	49.3	44.5	47.5	48.7	49.2	46.4	46.8	50.4	50.2	51.9	49.8	49.2	48.5	46.4	49.2	51.9
Kyushu	45.2	45.2	45	48.2	44.9	44.5	46.5	46.4	47.3	47.9	45.8	45.1	45	44	46.1	46.2	45.3	44.8	46.2	47.6	48	47.4	45.2	49.7	50.4	49	47.6	48	51.5	51.7	54.1	51.5	50.3	48.5	48.7	52.7	54
Okinawa	52	57.7	53.7	54.1	50.8	54	58.2	53.5	53.9	56.9	55.1	54.9	54	52.8	56.7	60.3	54.3	49.8	54.9	54.7	56	52.3	52.4	52.6	56.9	59.9	53.5	55	53.3	53.9	56	56	55.6	53.6	56.6	58.4	60.4

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National stood at 46.4 DI in Aug 2026. That is +1.5% from Jul 2026 and −0.6% from a year earlier. The series on this page is monthly and runs from Jan 2002 to Aug 2026. Source: Cabinet Office – Economy Watchers Survey.

Latest: 46.4 DI; Aug 2026
vs previous period: +1.5%; Jul 2026
vs a year earlier: −0.6%