Tankan (短観), a shorthand for
kigyō tanki keizai kansoku chōsa (企業短期経済観測調査, literally Business Short-Term Economic Sentiment Survey), is a quarterly poll of business confidence reported by the
Bank of Japan showing the status of the
Japanese economy. It is one of the key financial measures in Japan and has considerable influence in
stock prices and the
currency rate. The 'large manufacturers index' component of the Tankan is considered "a leading gauge of economic growth".