Corporate sales, pretax profits and investment in plants and equipment all grew during the July-September period as businesses continued to lead the economy, the Finance Ministry said in its quarterly business survey released Monday.
According to the survey, the capital investment of all industries combined came to a year-on-year increase of 0.2 percent, reaching 10.67 trillion yen.
The latest figures correspond to the steady recovery of the corporate sector, reflected last week by the real 0.2 percent growth in gross domestic product registered for the July-September quarter. Capital investment rose 7.8 percent during the period.