Demand Trends in the Information Services Industry
First written in FY2017-Q1. . Latest entry: 2026-08-13.
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- 2026-08-13OtherEarnings
「According to the preliminary results of the Monthly Survey on the Current Survey of Selected Service Industries for May 2026 announced by the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications in July this year, total sales increased 4.3% year on year, exceeding the prior-year level for 50 consecutive months. Meanwhile, “contracted software,” which accounts for half of our group’s sales, decreased 1.9% year on year and fell below the prior-year level for the second consecutive month.」
The information services industry as a whole exceeded the prior-year level for 50 consecutive months, while contracted software fell below the prior-year level. - FY2026Continued market sales growth and a new consecutive-growth recordAnnual report
「Total revenue increased 6.5% year on year, exceeding the previous year for the 47th consecutive month. Contract software development, which accounts for half of our group’s revenue, also increased 1.1% year on year, exceeding the previous year, while demand across the industry remained solid.」
The information services industry as a whole exceeded the prior-year level for the 47th consecutive month, while contracted software also surpassed the prior-year level. - 2026-05-15OtherRevision of earnings forecasts
「According to the preliminary results of the Monthly Survey on the Current Survey of Selected Service Industries for February 2026 announced by the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications in April this year, total sales increased 6.5% year on year, exceeding the prior-year level for 47 consecutive months. “Contracted software,” which accounts for half of our group’s sales, also increased 1.1% year on year, and firm demand continued across the industry.」
The information services industry as a whole exceeded the prior-year level for the 47th consecutive month, while contracted software also surpassed the prior-year level. - FY2026-H1Continued market sales growth and a new consecutive-growth recordAnnual report
「Total revenue increased 14.5% year on year, exceeding the previous year for the 41st consecutive month. Contract software development, which accounts for half of our group’s revenue, also increased 20.0% year on year, exceeding the previous year, while demand across the industry remained solid.」
The information services industry as a whole exceeded the previous year for the 41st consecutive month, and contract software development also exceeded the previous year. - FY2025Continued market sales growth and a new consecutive-growth recordAnnual report
「Total revenue increased 12.2% year on year, exceeding the previous year for the 35th consecutive month. Contract software development, which accounts for half of our group’s revenue, also increased 18.3% year on year, exceeding the previous year.」
The information services industry as a whole exceeded the previous year for the 35th consecutive month, and contract software development also exceeded the previous year. - FY2025-H1Growth continued, extending the consecutive periodAnnual report
「Total revenue increased 3.7% year on year, exceeding the previous year for the 29th consecutive month, while contracted software, which accounts for half of revenue, also increased 6.9% year on year, exceeding the previous year for the 29th consecutive month.」
The information services industry as a whole and contracted software both continued to exceed the previous year, with the period of increase reaching 29 months for each. - FY2024Growth continued, extending the consecutive periodAnnual report
「Total revenue increased 9.3% year on year, exceeding the previous year for the 23rd consecutive month, while contracted software, which accounts for half of revenue, also increased 10.6% year on year, exceeding the previous year for the 23rd consecutive month.」
The information services industry as a whole and contracted software both exceeded the previous year, with the period of increase reaching 23 consecutive months for each. - FY2024-Q3Growth continued, extending the consecutive periodAnnual report
「Total revenue increased 4.0% year on year, exceeding the previous year for the 20th consecutive month, while contracted software, which accounts for half of revenue, also increased 8.1% year on year, exceeding the previous year for the 20th consecutive month.」
The information services industry as a whole and contracted software both exceeded the previous year, with the period of increase reaching 20 consecutive months for each. - FY2024-Q2Growth continued, extending the consecutive periodAnnual report
「According to the final report of the August 2023 Current Survey of Selected Service Industries released by the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry in October this year, total revenue increased 7.7% year on year, exceeding the previous year for the 17th consecutive month, while contracted software, which accounts for half of revenue, also increased 10.4% year on year, exceeding the previous year for the 17th consecutive month.」
The information services industry as a whole and contracted software both exceeded the previous year, with the period of increase reaching 17 consecutive months for each. - FY2024-Q1Growth continued, extending the consecutive periodAnnual report
「Total revenue increased 8.3% year on year, exceeding the previous year for the 14th consecutive month, while contracted software, which accounts for half of revenue, also increased 10.9% year on year, exceeding the previous year for the 14th consecutive month.」
The information services industry as a whole and contracted software both continued to exceed the previous year, with the period of increase reaching 14 months for each. - FY2023Growth continued, with a change in the growth rateAnnual report
「Total revenue increased 3.2% year on year, exceeding the previous year for the 11th consecutive month, while contracted software, which accounts for half of revenue, also increased 6.1% year on year, exceeding the previous year for the 11th consecutive month.」
The information services industry as a whole and contracted software both exceeded the previous year for the 11th consecutive month. - FY2023-Q3Growth continued, with a change in the growth rateAnnual report
「According to the final report of the November 2022 Current Survey of Selected Service Industries released by the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry in January this year, total revenue in the information services industry to which our group belongs increased 7.1% year on year, exceeding the previous year for the eighth consecutive month, while contracted software, which accounts for half of revenue, increased 8.7% year on year, exceeding the previous year for the eighth consecutive month.」
The information services industry as a whole and contracted software both continued to exceed the previous year, with each recording growth for the eighth consecutive month. - FY2023-Q2Growth continued, with a change in the growth rateAnnual report
「Total revenue increased 7.3% year on year, exceeding the previous year for the fifth consecutive month, while contracted software, which accounts for half of revenue, also increased 5.9% year on year, exceeding the previous year for the fifth consecutive month.」
The information services industry as a whole and contracted software both continued to exceed the previous year, with the period of increase reaching 5 months for each. - FY2023-Q1Growth continued, with a change in the growth rateAnnual report
「Total revenue increased 4.2% year on year, exceeding the previous year for the second consecutive month, while contracted software, which accounts for half of revenue, also increased 5.2% year on year, exceeding the previous year for the second consecutive month.」
The information services industry as a whole and contracted software both continued to exceed the previous year, increasing 4.2% and 5.2%, respectively. - FY2022Growth continued, with renewed confirmation of growth in contracted softwareAnnual report
「According to the final report of the February 2022 Current Survey of Selected Service Industries released by the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry in April this year, total revenue in the information services industry to which we belong increased 5.8% year on year, exceeding the previous year for the 11th consecutive month, while contracted software, which accounts for half of revenue, increased 2.3% year on year, exceeding the previous year.」
Revenue in the information services industry increased 5.8% year on year for the 11th consecutive month, and contracted software also exceeded the previous year. - FY2022-Q3Growth continued, with the growth rate risingAnnual report
「According to the final report of the November 2021 Current Survey of Selected Service Industries released by the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry in January this year, total revenue in the information services industry to which we belong increased 7.6% year on year, exceeding the previous year, while contracted software, which accounts for half of revenue, increased 5.8% year on year, exceeding the previous year for the eighth consecutive month.」
The information services industry as a whole increased 7.6% year on year, while contracted software increased 5.8%, exceeding the previous year for the eighth consecutive month. - FY2022-Q2Growth continued, but the growth rate slowedAnnual report
「Total revenue increased 3.4% year on year, exceeding the previous year, while contracted software, which accounts for half of revenue, increased 6.1% year on year, exceeding the previous year for the fifth consecutive month.」
The information services industry as a whole and contracted software continued to grow, but their growth rates declined from 8.1% and 8.7%, respectively, year on year in the previous quarter. - FY2022-Q1Both the overall industry and contracted software turned to growthAnnual report
「Total revenue increased 8.1% year on year, exceeding the previous year, while contracted software, which accounts for half of revenue, also increased 8.7% year on year, exceeding the previous year.」
Both the information services industry as a whole and contracted software turned from the decline that had continued through the previous period to year-on-year growth. - FY2021The overall industry and contracted software continued to decline, with the rate of decline wideningAnnual report
「Total revenue declined 4.1% year on year, falling below the previous year, while contracted software, which accounts for half of revenue, also declined 5.6% year on year, falling below the previous year.」
The information services industry as a whole and contracted software both remained below the previous year, continuing the decline seen in the previous quarter. - FY2021-Q3Both the overall industry and contracted software continued to decline, extending the consecutive periodAnnual report
「Total revenue declined 1.2% year on year, falling below the previous year for the fourth consecutive month, while contracted software, which accounts for half of revenue, also declined 1.4% year on year, falling below the previous year for the seventh consecutive month.」
The information services industry as a whole and contracted software continued to fall below the previous year, with their periods of decline extending to 4 months and 7 months, respectively. - FY2021-Q2Both the overall industry and contracted software continued to declineAnnual report
「Total revenue declined 3.5% year on year, falling below the previous year, while contracted software, which accounts for half of revenue, also declined 3.0% year on year, falling below the previous year.」
Both the information services industry as a whole and contracted software declined year on year. - FY2021-Q1Both the overall industry and contracted software declinedAnnual report
「Total revenue declined 4.1% year on year, falling below the previous year, while contracted software, which accounts for half of revenue, also declined 6.5% year on year, falling below the previous year.」
Both the information services industry as a whole and contracted software declined year on year, deteriorating from their previous growth trend. - FY2020Both the overall industry and contracted software continued to increase, extending the consecutive periodAnnual report
「Total revenue increased 4.4% year on year, exceeding the previous year for the 17th consecutive month. Contracted software, which accounts for half of revenue, also increased 3.8% year on year, exceeding the previous year for the 18th consecutive month.」
The information services industry as a whole exceeded the previous year for the 17th consecutive month, while contracted software did so for the 18th consecutive month. - FY2020-Q3Both the overall industry and contracted software continued to increase, extending the consecutive periodAnnual report
「Total revenue increased 0.1% year on year, exceeding the previous year for the 14th consecutive month. Contracted software, which accounts for half of revenue, also increased 2.9% year on year, exceeding the previous year for the 15th consecutive month.」
The information services industry as a whole and contracted software continued to exceed the previous year, but their growth rates declined from 6.4% and 4.3%, respectively, in the previous quarter. - FY2020-Q2Both the overall industry and contracted software continued to increaseAnnual report
「Total revenue increased 6.4% year on year, exceeding the previous year for the 11th consecutive month. Contracted software, which accounts for half of revenue, also increased 4.3% year on year, exceeding the previous year for the 12th consecutive month.」
The information services industry as a whole increased 6.4% year on year for the 11th consecutive month, while contracted software increased 4.3% for the 12th consecutive month. - FY2020-Q1Both the overall industry and contracted software continued to increaseAnnual report
「Total revenue increased 4.2% year on year, exceeding the previous year for the eighth consecutive month. Contracted software, which accounts for half of revenue, also increased 5.1% year on year, exceeding the previous year for the ninth consecutive month.」
The information services industry as a whole increased 4.2% year on year for the eighth consecutive month, while contracted software increased 5.1% for the ninth consecutive month. - FY2019Both the overall industry and contracted software continued to increaseAnnual report
「Total revenue increased 3.4% year on year, exceeding the previous year for the fifth consecutive month. Contracted software, which accounts for half of our group’s revenue, also increased 5.6% year on year, exceeding the previous year for the sixth consecutive month.」
Both the information services industry as a whole and contracted software shifted to growth over the previous year, and the periods of increase also lengthened. - FY2019-Q3Both the overall industry and contracted software increasedAnnual report
「According to the final report of the November 2018 Current Survey of Selected Service Industries released by the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry in January this year, total revenue increased 6.0% year on year, while contracted software, which accounts for half of revenue, increased 3.9% year on year, exceeding the previous year.」
The trend changed from the decline through the previous quarter, with both the information services industry as a whole and contracted software exceeding the previous year. - FY2019-Q2Overall increase and continued decline in contracted softwareAnnual report
「Total revenue increased 1.2% year on year, but contracted software, which accounts for half of revenue, declined 1.2% year on year, falling below the previous year.」
The information services industry as a whole continued to increase, while contracted software declined year on year. - FY2019-Q1Overall increase, while contracted software continued to declineAnnual report
「Total revenue increased 1.0% year on year, but contracted software, which accounts for half of revenue, declined 0.9% year on year, falling below the previous year for the fifth consecutive month.」
The information services industry as a whole increased year on year, while contracted software declined for the fifth consecutive month. - FY2018Both overall sales and contracted software declinedAnnual report
「Total sales declined 1.7% year on year, while contracted software, which accounts for half of sales, declined 4.0% year on year, falling below the previous fiscal year.」
Both the information services industry as a whole and contracted software fell below the previous-year month. - FY2018-Q3Overall growth continued, while contracted software continued to declineAnnual report
「Total sales increased 7.7% year on year, exceeding the previous fiscal year for 3 consecutive months, while contracted software, which accounts for half of sales, declined 4.6% year on year, falling below the previous fiscal year for 2 consecutive months.」
Sales for the information services industry as a whole continued to increase, while contracted software continued to decline. - FY2018-Q2Both overall sales and contracted software declinedAnnual report
「Total sales declined 0.2% year on year, while contracted software, which accounts for most of our group’s sales, declined 2.2% year on year. Both measures decreased.」
The previous growth trend changed, with both the information services industry as a whole and contracted software declining year on year. - FY2018-Q1Growth continued both overall and in contracted softwareAnnual report
「Total sales increased year on year for 10 consecutive months. Contracted software, which accounts for most of our group’s sales, also increased year on year for 2 consecutive months.」
Sales for the information services industry as a whole increased year on year for 10 consecutive months, while contracted software increased for 2 consecutive months. - FY2017Overall growth continued, while contracted software declinedAnnual report
「According to the final report of the Current Survey of Selected Service Industries for March 2017, announced by the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry in May of the current year, total sales in the information services industry increased 0.5% year on year, marking 8 consecutive months of growth. Contracted software, which accounts for most of our group’s sales, declined 0.3% year on year.」
The information services industry as a whole grew for 8 consecutive months, while contracted software declined year on year. - FY2017-Q3Growth continued, with contracted software turning aroundAnnual report
「Sales increased 6.6% year on year, marking 4 consecutive months of growth. Contracted software, which accounts for half of total sales, declined year on year in September and October but turned to growth in November, rising 2.8%.」
The information services industry as a whole recorded year-on-year growth for 4 consecutive months, while contracted software turned to growth in November after declining in September and October. - FY2017-Q2Growth resumed after a temporary declineAnnual report
「Sales declined slightly year on year for 2 consecutive months in June and July, but rose 4.0% year on year in August. Contracted software, which accounts for half of total sales, followed the same pattern, declining slightly year on year for 2 consecutive months in June and July before turning to 2.6% growth in August.」
Following the previous growth trend, the information services industry as a whole and contracted software both declined slightly in June and July before returning to growth in August. - FY2017-Q1First statedAnnual report
「Sales increased 3.5% year on year, marking a second consecutive month of year-on-year growth. Contracted software, which accounts for half of total sales, also continued to grow year on year for a second consecutive month, rising 1.4% as software investment appetite among large and mid-sized companies remained firm.」
The report quantifies market trends for the information services industry as a whole and for contracted software.