1  Chart 2  Japan's Economy Business Conditions DI (Tankan)  Output Gap 8  %  50  DI ("favorable" - "unfavorable"), % points  40  "Favorable"  6 30 4  20 "Unfavorable"  10  2  0 0 -10 -2  -20 -30  -4  -40 -6  -50  -8 CY90 92 94 96 98 00 02 04 06 08 10 12 14 16 17  -60 CY 90 92 94 96 98 00 02 04 06 08 10 12 14 16 18  Notes: 1.
Figures for the output gap are based on BOJ staff estimations. 2. Figures for the business conditions DI are those for all industries and enterprises. There is a discontinuity in the data in December 2003 due to a change in the survey framework. Source: Bank of Japan.