Tuesday, July 10, 2007

Where's the recovery, Japan's small firms ask

(Reuters) - "I hear that Toyota's profits exceeded 2 trillion yen last
year. I wonder if we live in the same country," he said.




Japan's steady economic recovery over the past five years has
hardly helped small firms, which make up more than 99 percent of
its businesses. Their profit margins have been squeezed by rising
raw material costs and customers' requests for price cuts.


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