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To: MulhollandDrive who wrote (5238)	12/9/2001 5:27:41 PM
From: Hawkmoon	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 33421

Japanese shoppers reluctant to spend Message 16767031 Hawk

To: MulhollandDrive who wrote (5238)	12/10/2001 3:44:41 PM
From: John Pitera	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 33421

Hi Mrs. P, I personally do not see how we can have a recovery without corresponding manufacturing growth. manufacturing has been shrinking for a number of years as a Percentage of US GDP, but you raise good points that corporate and consumer demand has certainly not had a massive rebound, as of yet. Japan has really been an amazing story to watch the past decade. John