JETRO Business Environment Surveys
Overview
JETRO conducts annual questionnaire surveys of companies in Japan and Japanese companies operating locally overseas, asking about business conditions, plans for business development, challenges they face, and other topics. It also conducts an Investment-Related Cost Comparison Survey, which compares investment costs such as wages, industrial park prices, electricity charges, transportation costs, and various tax rates across 100 cities in about 60 countries and regions using the same survey items. The page includes survey-specific guidance and a “By Region” heading.
Key points
- JETRO conducts annual questionnaire surveys of companies in Japan and Japanese companies operating locally overseas.
- The Investment-Related Cost Comparison Survey covers about 60 countries and regions and 100 cities worldwide.
- The page has headings for “By Survey” and “By Region.”
Overview
Under “Special Feature: JETRO Overseas Business Environment Surveys,” JETRO explains that it conducts annual questionnaire surveys of companies in Japan and Japanese companies operating locally overseas, asking about business conditions, plans for business development, challenges they face, and other topics.
The feature also introduces the Investment-Related Cost Comparison Survey, which examines wages, industrial park prices, electricity charges, transportation costs, and various tax rates through a cross-sectional survey using the same items in about 60 countries and regions and 100 cities worldwide.
Details
Under “By Survey,” the page lists the Survey on the Actual Conditions of Japanese Companies Operating Overseas, based on questionnaire responses from local subsidiaries of Japanese companies, and the Questionnaire Survey on the Overseas Business Development of Japanese Companies, based on responses from their headquarters in Japan.
The Investment-Related Cost Survey is listed as covering various costs associated with overseas expansion by city, with options to select and compare cities.
The FTA Questionnaire Survey on Exports is listed as a questionnaire survey of the use of FTAs in exports.