11.   Reduced exports to overseas markets and deflationary pressures are forcing many companies to slash production and new business investments, hindering growth, it said.

12.   The agency said that deflationary pressures in the economy continued to cut into corporate profits, forcing continued layoffs and cutbacks in investment.

13.   That forces many Japanese banks to move ahead with their restructuring plans after suffering from deflationary pressure and a large amount of poor asset quality.

14.   The data underscored increasing deflationary pressure in Japan, as domestic wholesale prices effectively dropped for the seventh consecutive fiscal year, a BOJ official said.

15.   The dollar strengthened against the yen after Japan expressed concern about its recovery from a decade-long slump, citing deflationary pressures.

16.   The dollar strengthened against the yen after Japan said its fragile recovery from a decade long slump is stalling, hobbled by deflationary pressures.

17.   The economy has been in the doldrums for more than a decade, and faces deflationary pressure amid slumping stock and real estate values.

18.   The November data comes amid deteriorating corporate confidence in Japan and continued deflationary pressure, Teikoku Databank said.

19.   The resulting decline in prices is translating into lower profits and wages, and analysts say that continued deflationary pressure could put the economy into a downward spiral.

20.   There is considerable deflationary pressure not only in Thailand but throughout the region from an oversupply of capacity.