RESULTS 1st HALF of FY 1998 98/4-98/9		RESULTS 1st HALF of FY 1999 99/4-99/9		RESULTS FY 1998 98/4-99/3		FORECAST FY 1999 99/4-00/3
(BILLIONS OF YEN)
NET SALES	1,638.5	7.7%	1,487.8	9.2%	3,319.6	6.4%	3,000.0	9.6%
DOMESTIC	837.6	13.4%	755.4	9.8%	1,722.0	10.4%	1,660.0	3.6%
EXPORT	800.9	0.9%	732.4	8.6%	1,597.5	1.7%	1,340.0	16.1%
OPERATING INCOME	20.6	59.2%	12.1	40.8%	15.1	82.3%	25.0	−
% OF NET SALES	1.3%		0.8%		0.5%		0.8%
NON OPERATING INCOME	8.2		1.6		0.5		15.0
ORDINARY INCOME	28.8	36.4%	13.7	52.2%	14.6	74.6%	40.0	−
% OF NET SALES	1.8%		0.9%		0.4%		1.3%
EXTRAORDINARY INCOME	61.3		535.2		49.3		685.0
NET INCOME BEFORE INCOME TAX	32.5		521.3		34.7		725.0
NET INCOME	32.5	-	524.2		34.8	−	730.0	−
% OF NET SALES	2.0%		35.2%		1.0%		24.3%
FOREIGN EXCHANGE RATE
YEN/USD	132		117		127		111
YEN/DM	76		-		73		-
YEN/EUR	−		125		−		117
CAPITAL EXPENDITURE	56.6		23.7		99.7		90.0
DEPRECIATION	44.3		43.9		96.5		90.0
(DEPRECIATION INCLUDING LEASE FEE)	(56.0)		(54.2)		(120.3)		(110.0)
R & D EXPENSES	115.0		97.5		213.0		200.0
PERFORMANCE DESCRIPTION	*Reduced profits on reduced net sales.		*Reduced profits on reduced net sales.		*Reduced profits on reduced net sales.		*Reduced profits on reduced net sales.
(THOUSAND UNITS)
PRODUCTION VOLUME
DOMESTIC	746	12.6%	659	11.7%	1,528	8.6%	1,370	10.3%
OVERSEAS(from April to March)	484	7.7%	503	4.0%	937	13.5%	1,064	13.5%
TOTAL	1,230	10.7%	1,162	5.5%	2,465	10.5%	2,434	1.3%
SALES VOLUME
DOMESTIC	435	11.8%	358	17.6%	874	10.3%	800	8.5%
EXPORT	344	3.6%	308	10.5%	711	0.1%	575	19.1%
TOTAL	779	8.3%	666	14.5%	1,585	6.0%	1,375	13.2%
DOMESTIC REGISTRATION	434	7.0%	370	14.8%	861	10.9%	810	5.9%
MARKET SHARE	20.9%		19.7%		20.4%		20.3%
TOTAL DEMAND	2,074	8.4%	1,876	9.5%	4,215	11.2%	3,992	5.3%

Notes: (1)The % figures, unless otherwise described, show the changes over the previous FY.