71.   Chase Manhattan Bank analyst Ian Gunner said the figure was more or less in line with market expectations of an upward revision going as high as four percent.

72.   The upward revision surprised analysts who had expected the final figure to confirm the initial estimate.

73.   The upward revision was larger than expected.

74.   The upward revision for the exports is due mostly to a sharp drop in Chinese exports of corn, wheat and soya oil.

75.   The upward revision reflects an increase in sales of fine ceramics, semiconductors and optical precision equipment, the spokesman said.

76.   The upward revision was mainly in computers and related equipment, the department said.

77.   The upward revisions came despite additional revisions to their currency forecasts showing a stronger yen and a weaker dollar than previously expected.

78.   The upward revision was attributed to higher than expected vehicle sales and the lower than expected exchange rate of the yen against the dollar.

79.   These upward revisions for the first six months of the year would be matched by weaker demand in the second half, it said.

80.   Toyota vice chairman Masami Iwasaki said the upward revision for the nine-month period was based on the assumption that further efforts would be made to cut costs.