Senior Loan Officer Opinion Survey (Oct.) [PDF 256KB]
(WorldNews Japan)

Bank of Japan Financial System and Bank Examination Department October 22, 2018 Senior Loan Officer Opinion Survey on Bank Lending Practices at Large Japanese Banks (October 2018) Period of survey: September 11 to October 11, 2018 Number of banks surveyed: 50 (For details see footnote 1 on page 9.) Demand for Loans (Questions 1-6) 1. How has demand for loans from borrowers (firms, local governments, and households) changed over the past three months apart from normal seasonal variations? Number of respondents selecting each option (percentage of respondents selecting each option) Total Substantially stronger Moderately stronger About the same Moderately weaker Substantially weaker 0 3 46 1 0...