Developments in Japan's economy The growth of Japan's economy slowed temporarily from the second half of 2004 to the summer of 2005. Thereafter, it emerged from this pause and has continued to recover steadily. Exports and industrial production have continued to increase. Business fixed investment has continued to increase against the background of high corporate profits.
So long as individuals make contractual arrangements for future payments valued in dollars however, there must be a presumption on the part of those involved in the transaction about the future purchasing power of money. No matter how complex individual products become, there will always be some general sense of the purchasing power of money both across time and across goods and services.