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40 Duke Street April average bn yen boost budget buoyant Business capital investment cars cent change on previous China construction Consumer prices consumption tax continued Country Profile Country Reports current account surplus decline despite dollar domestic demand Economist Intelligence Unit Europe European exchange rate expected expenditure exports finance fiscal forecasts higher Housing starts import growth increase Indonesia industry inflation interest rates issues Japan Japanese Kaifu Komeito labour shortage land prices loans major manufacturing Ministry Miti money supply official oil prices Outlook overseas party payments political Private consumption production profits Public investment quarter quarterly real GNP growth reform Retail rise seasonally adjusted sector share shunto South Korea Taiwan Takeshita term Tokyo Tokyo Stock Exchange Toshiki Kaifu trade surplus trends wage West Germany World yen appreciation Zambia