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To: Justa Werkenstiff who wrote (16473)	4/12/1998 12:45:00 AM
From: FJB	Respond to of 25960

RE:Does anyone have any other information on what cap ex was in Japan for the fiscal year ending March 1998? I saw the same story you did. techweb.com I saw one other report with numbers for '98, but I'm having trouble finding it. Will post it when I do.

To: Justa Werkenstiff who wrote (16473)	4/12/1998 12:58:00 AM
From: FJB	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 25960

Here you go Justa. Here's another figure for last year's Japanese semi-equipment spending: According to SEMI research, Japan purchased roughly $6.6 billion worth of semiconductor capital equipment in 1997, or about 23 percent of the total world market. "If Japanese companies represent not quite one-fourth of the total worldwide market, Korean companies are probably not quite 10 percent," Ms. Schumann said. "So, looking forward to 1998, we are still feeling pretty confident about investment by European and U.S. manufacturers, as well as continued investment by Taiwanese, Chinese and other Asian countries that haven't been hit that hard by the financial crisis." electronicnews.com