51.   A key source of data for the Bank of Japan, the quarterly Tankan survey is a detailed study of Japanese businesses and their plans for the months ahead.

52.   The quarterly survey of the CBI confirms other economic data published recently in Britain.

53.   The Tankan is a quarterly survey of short-term business sentiment.

54.   It attributed the progress to results of its latest quarterly survey on the corporate climate, which includes fixed-asset investment plans.

55.   On Wednesday, the Bank of Japan will release its closely-watched quarterly Tankan survey of business confidence.

56.   Renewed pessimism has emerged over the outcome to the quarterly survey.

57.   Strong Australian manufacturing growth was showing signs of levelling out at high levels, according to a quarterly survey of industry released here Sunday.

58.   The agency cited its latest quarterly survey on the corporate climate, which included fixed-asset investment plans.

59.   Tankan is a quarterly survey of short-term business sentiment.

60.   The move follows a rally in the Japanese government bond market after the Bank of Japan issued a quarterly survey showing poorer-than-expected business confidence.