TABLE — Japan manufacturers' mood hits near 5 — year high on robust chip demand

TOKYO, Oct 7 (Reuters) — Below are the results of the latest Reuters Tankan survey. The monthly poll serves as a leading indicator for the Bank of Japan's quarterly Tankan poll, or short-term outlook. The index readings are calculated by subtracting the percentage of pessimistic responses from optimistic ones, with a positive figure indicating optimists outnumber pessimists: ================================================================ Sector JAN OCT SEP AUG JUL JUN (f'cast) manufacturers (+23) 22 21 18 13 13 (materials industries) (+15) 21 15 14 6 3 — textiles/paper/pulp (+11) 11 13 0 0 −22 — chemicals (0) 27 33 33 23 20 — oil (+43) 14 13 25 0 14 refinery/ceramics — steel/nonferrous (+25) 25 −13 −13 −13 −13 metal (processing (+28) 23 24 20 17 19 industries) — food (−20) −40 −25 0 −33 −33 — metal products (+40) 35 26 25 12 26 — electronics (+25) 25 39 24 29 15 machinery — autos/transport (0) 0 0 0 0 13 machinery — precision machinery (+46) 38 29 29 33 31 non-manufacturers (+21) 23 29 28 25 32 — (+21) 28 37 32 29 39 real-estate/constructi on — retail/wholesale (+19) 22 22 22 19 25 — wholesalers (+30) 30 24 29 25 25 — retailers (0) 8 18 9 8 25 — (+8) 8 21 33 29 33.