JAPAN VEHICLE EXPORTS FALL IN FEBRUARY
Japanese vehicle exports fell 8.2 pct in
February from January to 530,066, the Japan Automobile
Manufacturers Association said.
    February exports fell 6.8 pct from a year earlier after a
6.8 pct year-on-year rise in January, the first growth since
June 1986, when they rose 4.4 pct from a year earlier.
    February exports included 361,285 cars, down 6.3 pct from a
year earlier, 165,770 trucks, down 8.6 pct, and 3,011 buses, up
51.4 pct.
    Exports to the U.S. Fell to 226,942 in February from
259,272 a year earlier, while those to the European Community
rose to 141,095 from 121,050.
    The EC figure included 63,387 vehicles to West Germany, up
from 41,821, but exports to Britain fell to 20,554 from 28,536.
    Shipments to South-east Asia fell to 33,957 from 41,960 and
those to the Middle East fell to 15,828 from 25,278.
    Japan's motorcycle exports rose 18 pct from January to
177,115 in February, but fell 25.9 pct from a year earlier, the
12th consecutive year-on-year drop.
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