6 Quotes by Yoshiki Shinke

With the recent strength in exports and production, as well as robust consumer spending, capital spending will rise steadily.

The report shows that sales, profits and capital spending are all strong. There's a high possibility we may see a slight upward revision of second-quarter GDP figures.

The headline figures are quite strong. Machinery orders are a leading indicator of capital spending, and this outcome shows corporate spending will be strong at least in the first half of 2006.

The economy's in a positive cycle of rising production, higher profits and more investment. Production will keep expanding next year because companies have removed excess inventories and exports to China and U.S. will remain brisk.

The gains in imports are a sign of strong domestic demand and show how resilient the economy is now. With growth in the U.S. and other export markets set to accelerate, exports will be strong for some time.

The main focus is exports, which in fact were even stronger than our expectations. I would say that the data is actually quite positive.