Japan Capital Spending y/y for Q2, +5.6% y/y

  • expected +8.8%, prior was +7.3%

Capital Spending excluding software y/y for Q2, +6.6%

  • expected +10.9%, prior was +8.1%

Company profits for Q2, +23.8% y/y.... yowza

  • expected +2.2%, prior was +0.4%

Company sales for Q2, +1.1% y/y

  • prior was -0.5%

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Manufacturing capex is up 11.6% y/y (vs. prior of +6.4%)