Mild but First Increase in Three Years after Sharp Decrease
Survey on Planned Capital Spending for Fisical Years 2009, 2010 and 2011(Conducted in June 2010)
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－ Growing Investment in Eco-Cars, Solar Cells and Other Environment-Friendly Products － Planned capital spending of large-sized firms (capitalized at \1 billion or over) in overall industry for FY2010 shows the first increase in three years (up 6.8%), with investment rising in both the manufacturing and non-manufacturing sectors. In contrast, actual figures for the previous year reveal the steepest drop since the survey started, falling 16.7% overall and 30.8% in the manufacturing sector. Hence, the increase in FY2010 is expected to be small.