Net Sales -By Business Segment-
| (¥100 million) | (6 months ended Sep.30, '03) FY '03:1st half <Actual> |
(6 months ended Sep.30, '04) FY '04:1st half <Revised forecast > |
(6 months ended Sep.30, '04) FY '04:1st half <Actual> |
Difference (amount) compared to the same period last year | Difference (%) compared to the same period last year |
| Sales | 2,538 | 2,850 | 2,873 | +335 | +13.2% |
| Industrial bearings | 871 | 908 | 919 | +48 | +5.4% |
| Automotive products | 1,400 | 1,540 | 1,555 | +155 | +11.1% |
| Precision machinery | 197 | 330 | 324 | +127 | +64.7% |
| Others | 102 | 78 | 108 | +6 | +5.7% |
| Elimination | -32 | -6 | -33 | -1 |
| · | Industrial bearings: | Strong demand continued from the machine tool and general industrial sectors, especially in Japan and China. |
| · | Automotive products: | Sales of hub unit bearings, needle roller bearings and automatic transmission components increased, especially in Japan and Thailand. |
| · | Precision machinery: | Demand increased from the machine tool industry, and the semiconductor and liquid crystal display production equipment sectors, especially in Japan and Asia. |