Takumi Tsunoda Quotations

The output figure was below expectations, but it doesn't change our view that the underlying expansionary trend continues.

Exports to Asia are growing on demand for electronic parts, while exports to the United States are growing on shipments of cars.

The trend has not changed in that a recovery in corporate profits is leading to rises in capital spending.

The sectors we had expected to expand, such as general machinery and electric machinery, did indeed get a boost from the capital spending boom.