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HONG KONG (MarketWatch) — Spending by Japanese corporations on new plants and equipment climbed 14.3% in fiscal 2006 against the previous year, according to government data released Thursday. Business investment for the year totaled 44.14 trillion yen ($382.18 billion) on an all-industry basis, reversing a 3.9% decline in spending in fiscal 2005, the Finance Ministry said in report published on its Web site. Spending by manufacturers climbed 9.6%, easing from a 10% rise in 2005, while spending by non-manufacturers climbed 17.1%, reversing a 10.6% contraction in 2005.
Combined sales by all Japanese companies surveyed rose 3.9% to a record 1,566 trillion yen, marking the fourth straight year of higher sales. About 82% of the 31,248 companies polled in the survey responded, the Finance Ministry said. The survey did not include data from financial and insurance companies.
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HONG KONG (MarketWatch) — South Korean consumer confidence climbed to a five-year high in the third quarter, according to a survey released by the South Korean central bank Thursday.
The Bank of Korea consumer survey index climbed to 112 in the third quarter, up from 108 in the preceding quarter, its highest level since the index recorded 119 in the third quarter of 2002, Dow Jones Newswires reported, citing survey data released by the central bank Thursday.
Readings above 100 suggest most respondents view the economy as being in good shape and expect improvements in living conditions and economic growth, the report said. About 98% of individuals asked to participate in the poll provided information.
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