1. Export volumes are expected to grow, but the current account is expected to be slightly larger as the full effects of devaluation work through. 2. But at the same time, they say, very large increases in export volume are possible. 3. Devaluation would also have less impact on export volume than is widely assumed. 4. Export volumes are typically low in January because Japanese companies are slow to start up business after the New Years holidays. 5. Export volumes rose in December and November after falling for three of the last four months, it said. 6. Export volumes rose, but falling prices eroded their value. 7. So far, Toyota Motor Corp., Mitsubishi Motors Corp. and Nissan Motor Corp. have reduced production of their luxury cars, but have not decided about export volumes. 8. The central bank put the decline down to falling commodity prices and one-time factors which reduced export volumes, such as a late fruit harvest. 9. U.S. export volumes were depressed in August by a slump in jetliner sales. 10. Toyota Motor Corp., Mitsubishi Motors Corp. and Nissan Motor Corp. have cut production of their luxury cars, but have not decided about export volumes. |