| Overall economies of scale | ||||
| Firm | Mean | Std.Dev. | Minimum | Maximum |
| Hokkaido | 35.658 | 18.892 | 19.553 | 95.343 |
| Tohoku | 32.805 | 19.732 | 17.106 | 97.198 |
| Tokyo | 31.610 | 16.472 | 16.815 | 83.033 |
| Chubu | 35.346 | 18.409 | 18.168 | 93.520 |
| Hokuriku | 38.365 | 21.476 | 20.890 | 108.251 |
| Kansai | 34.213 | 18.421 | 19.016 | 94.478 |
| Chugoku | 35.474 | 19.405 | 17.694 | 94.531 |
| Shikoku | 32.888 | 17.845 | 18.511 | 89.100 |
| Kyushu | 32.885 | 15.050 | 18.201 | 77.712 |
| All | 34.360 | 18.397 | 16.815 | 108.251 |