The 111st Yokohama Business Conditions and Management Trends Survey (conducted in December 2019) (Special Survey)

[Preparation for Natural Disasters]
・Approximately 50% of all industries were affected by natural disasters that occurred in recent years.
・Approximately 60% of small and medium-sized enterprises are preparing for natural disasters, of which more than half of them answered that they had suffered any damage.
[Impact of the Consumption Tax Rate]
・Regarding the impact of the consumption tax hike on their own business conditions, 15.5% of all industries answered that the decline was affected. On the other hand, 78.7% of the respondents answered that they had no impact.