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Questionnaire for Quarterly Survey of Overseas Subsidiaries Where to send Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry Quarterly Survey of Overseas Subsidiaries Due date Confidential No. of copies to 1 be submitted Questionnaire for Quarterly Inquiries for further information Survey of Overseas Subsidiaries Enterprise Statistics Office, Research and Statistics Dept., The confidentiality of information Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry - (20 ) provided in the questionnaire shall be As of the end of ( ), (20 ) protected under the Statistics Act. Please use a black or blue If the applicable period for the amount you enter here is ballpoint pen or felt-tip pen, when not a quarter period, cross out "Quarter" with a double fill in to the questionnaire. Enter the currency code for the amounts line and circle "Half year." you chose. ※ Please be sure to fill in this section. Make an estimate based on the actual situation eliminating seasonal factors, and choose one from "1. Increase", "2. Currency code Unchanged" and "3. Decrease". Circle the applicable number. (See the reverse side) Both the forecast of the current quarter and the next quarter shall be based on comparison with the respective previous quarter. Period for the Quarter Half year amounts Actual result Item Remarks - ( 20 ) 101 Sales 102 Local sales 103 Sales to Japan 104 Sales to countries other than Japan 201 Acquisition of tangible fixed assets in this term (excluding land) The amount of the tangible fixed assets that your company acquired in this term. The amount does not include any decreases (due to retirement, etc.). Number (persons) Item Remarks End of ( ), (20 ) 301 Number of employees Remarks (Please make the necessary corrections in red ink) ・When there are any affiliates to be added to or excluded from the survey, please fill in the questionnaire in Name of the overseas affiliate: accordance with the "Guide for the Questionnaire." ・In case of any drastic changes (company merger, suspension of operation, etc.), please provide us with the details. Country where it is located: Name of the headquarters Department Person in charge Telephone Ｇ Code － Corporate Number ◆Thank you for your cooperation.◆ Currency Table by Country You may use any of the currencies in the table below. Note that the unit differs depending on the currency. For conversion, please apply an inter-office rate. Country/region Currency code Unit and currency Country/region Currency code Unit and currency (North America) (Europe) United States 111 thousand United States Dollar Euro area 199 thousand Euro Canada 156 thousand Canadian Dollar Czeck Republic 197 thousand Czech Koruna (Central and South America) Denmark 128 thousand Danish Krone Argentina 213 thousand Argentine Peso Hungary 944 million Hungarian Forint Brazil 223 thousand Brazilian Real Norway 142 thousand Norwegian Krone Chile 228 million Chilean Peso Poland 952 thousand Polish Zloty Colombia 233 million Colombian Peso Russia 951 thousand Russian Ruble Costa Rica 238 million Costa Rican Colon Romania 968 thousand Romanian Lei Guatemala 258 thousand Guatemalan Quetzal Sweden 144 thousand Swedish Krona Mexico 273 thousand MXP (Mexican Peso) Switzerland 146 thousand Swiss Franc Nicaragua 278 thousand Nicaraguan Cordobas Turkey 186 thousand Turkish new Lira Panama 283 thousand Panamanian Balboa United Kingdom 112 thousand Pound Sterling Peru 293 thousand Peruvian Sol (Oceania) (Asia) Australia 193 thousand Australian Dollar Japan 100 million Japanese Yen New Zealand 196 thousand New Zealand Dollar Bangladesh 513 thousand Bangladeshi Taka Papua New Guinea 853 thousand Papua New Guinean Kina China 924 thousand Chinese Yuan (Africa) Hong Kong 532 thousand Hong Kong Dollar Egypt 469 thousand Egyptian Pound India 534 thousand India Rupee Ivory Coast 662 million CFAF Indonesia 536 million Indonesian Rupiah Nigeria 694 thousand Nigerian Naira Malaysia 548 thousand Malaysian Ringgit South Africa 745 thousand South African Rand Pakistan 564 thousand Pakistani Rupee Eswatini 734 thousand Eswatini Emalangeni Singapore 576 thousand Singapore Dollar (Middle East) South Korea 542 million Korean Won Iran 429 million Iranian Rial Sri Lanka 524 thousand Sri Lankan Rupee Israel 436 thousand Israeli new Shekel Taiwan 585 thousand New Taiwan Dollar Saudi Arabia 456 thousand Saudi Riyal Thailand 578 thousand Thai Baht Philippines 566 thousand Philippine Peso Vietnam 582 million Vietnamese Dong Note: If there is no applicable currency, choose one usually used for conversion (Japanese yen, U.S. dollar, suzerain state currency, etc.)..
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