5. TOTAL OVERSEAS SALES (in millions of yen)
|
FY1998 |
FY1997 |
|
|
Overseas sales -- total |
338,195 |
359,630 |
|
Asia |
142,263 |
195,441 |
|
North America |
118,349 |
117,339 |
|
Other areas |
77,582 |
46,849 |
|
Consolidated net sales |
1,305,482 |
1,535,170 |
|
Percentage of overseas sales to net sales |
25.9% |
23.4% |
(Total overseas sales consist of export sales of Kobe Steel and its domestic consolidated subsidiaries and sales of overseas consolidated subsidiaries, excluding sales to Japan.)
NOTES
i. * Ordinary income is also known as pretax recurring profit
ii. In fiscal 1998 the equity value of the net loss of affiliates was 1,244 million yen. In fiscal 1997, the equity value of the net income was 3,468 million yen.
iii. Sums of less than 1 million have been omitted.
iv. Changes have been made in accounting policies.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
By the end of September 1999, Kobe Steel intends to send annual reports for fiscal 1998 to its overseas shareholders through their proxies in Japan. This report will also be available upon request from:
| Kobe Steel, Ltd. | Kobe Steel USA Inc. |
| Investor Relations, Tokyo | New York, USA |
| tel (03) 5739-6043 | tel (212) 751-9400 |
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