The important point here is that, while the prices of various goods and services have been steadily rising in the markets to which Japanese firms export – including Asian emerging economies and the United States – automobiles and electrical machinery products have been competing severely with overseas products and their prices have been declining markedly in these markets.
The December 2007 edition of the Review places special emphasis on the financial market turmoil, which is also the focus of the overview chapter. This edition of the Review addresses several topical issues in 19 boxes and also contains five Special Feature articles.