The five major electronics companies in Japan enjoyed increases in both group sales and consolidated operating profits in fiscal 2000, according to their earnings reports released Friday.
The increases were down to strong global demand for semiconductors and liquid crystal display devices, according to the reports.
Sony Corp. and Mitsubishi Electric Corp. both reported an increase of 9.4 percent in their group sales from the previous year. Meanwhile, both Hitachi Ltd. and Matsushita Electric Industrial Co. reported an increase of 5.2 percent and Toshiba Corp. an increase of 3.5 percent.