| 41. | That view was confirmed by the Economic Planning Agency, which released its diffusion index earlier in the day.
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| 42. | The diffusion index is the ratio of the number of expansive components to the total number of components.
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| 43. | The diffusion index of major manufacturers, the key number in the survey, improved to minus 12 from 14.
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| 44. | The diffusion index of major manufacturers, the key number in tankan, improved to minus 12 from minus 14.
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| 45. | The diffusion index is the ratio of the total number of expansive components to the total number of components.
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| 46. | The leading diffusion index of indicators for May was 33 . 3, up from 5 . 6 in April.
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| 47. | At 2 p . m . Tokyo time, the Economic Planning Agency will release its diffusion index for August.
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| 48. | The diffusion index in the upcoming tankan will likely be minus 5, according to a forecast by SBC Warburg.
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| 49. | A minus figure in the diffusion index indicates that more managers are pessimistic about the economic outlook than optimistic.
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| 50. | The Economic Planning Agency will release its diffusion index for June at 2 p . m . Tokyo time.
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