51.   Japanese electrical machinery giants Hitachi Ltd. and Toshiba Corp. announced Thursday plans to cooperate in the field of next-generation high-speed networking products for the Internet and intranets.

52.   Leading electrical machinery maker Hitachi Ltd. and third-ranked Mitsubishi Electric Corp. suffered modest profit declines in group pre-tax earnings but projected recoveries this year.

53.   Lower output in June was due mainly to declines in the general machinery, transportation machinery and electrical machinery sectors.

54.   Major imports include apparel and clothing, electrical machinery and parts, including appliances and stereo equipment, machinery, including computer components, watches and components.

55.   On shipments, the ministry highlighted a rise in precision machinery, but noted declines in shipments of transportation machinery, electrical machinery and chemicals.

56.   Officials at Mitsubishi Electric, a major electrical machinery maker, declined to comment.

57.   Only two sectors posted a decline in overall output -- the transport industry and the electrical machinery industry, the board said.

58.   Production increased one percent or more for computers, furniture and electrical machinery.

59.   Profit growth will slow down for electrical machinery firms but will be smooth for auto and steel makers, it said.

60.   TDK, a leading electrical machinery maker, sold Silicon Systems Inc. to Texas Instruments Inc. of the United States in July.