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The reasons the company gives
The company's own explanation, not something inferred from the numbers.Strong domestic mail-order sales; growth in sales of “EnduraPro” and “4x4DAMPER” in Asia, particularly Thailand, and in China; the effect of transferring production of products for the US market from the Chinese plant to the head office plant in Japan; and a reduction in cost of sales resulting from a ¥108 million refund of tariffs on products for the US market.