Consolidated net sales -By business segment-
| (¥100 million) | (Six months ended Sep. 30, 2002) FY '02: 1st half |
(Six months ende Sep. 30, 2003) FY '03: 1st half |
Increase / (decrease) | Upper: | Effect of discontinued operations | Net increase / (decrease) |
| Lower: | Effect of FOREX | |||||
| Bearings | 1,604 | 1,641 | +37 | - -16 |
+53 (+3.3%) |
|
| Automotive components | 751 | 630 | -121 | -119 -3 |
+1 (+0.2%) |
|
| Precision machinery | 165 | 197 | +32 | - +0 |
+32 (+19.0%) |
|
| Others | 87 | 70 | -17 | -27 +0 |
+10 (+16.5%) |
|
| Total | 2,607 | 2,538 | -69 | -146 -19 |
+96 (+3.9%) |
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| ·Bearings: | Sales to the automotive industry increased 4.5%, including a special demand for trucks in Japan following the implementation of a stricter emission-control regulation for diesel-fueled vehicles in October 2003. Sales to the general industrial sector increased 2.2%, supported by strong demand in Japan. |
| ·Automotive components: | Sales of automatic transmission components increased, but sales in Europe were sluggish. |
| ·Precision machinery: | Domestic sales to the semiconductor, liquid crystal display (LCD) production equipment industries and the machine tool sectors increased. |