Overall

• Sales index: 136.4(+2.9% year over year)
• Profit index: 144.2(＋19.5% year over year)
• Sales index was exceeded the previous year for the fourth consecutive quarter. Profit index was exceeded the previous year for the third consecutive quarter.

　In the October-December period, the companies made steady progress in their structural reforms, in addition to the foreign exchange effects of a weaker yen, improved terms of trade due to price increases in various areas, and a recovery in demand for semiconductors and other ICT-related products. Sales and operating income of both commodity and specialty chemicals remained strong.

General-purpose chemicals

• Sales index: 144.4 (+3.2% year over year)
• Profit index: 127.7 (+1.0% year over year)
• Sales index was exceeded the previous year for the third consecutive quarter. Profit index was exceeded the previous year for the fourth consecutive quarter.

Specialty Chemicals

• Sales index: 138.3 (+0.6% year over year)
• Profit index: 157.4 (＋26.3% year over year)
• Sales index was exceeded the previous year for the fourth consecutive quarter. Profit index was exceeded the previous year for the third consecutive quarter.