Despite a decline in 易游YY体育官方网站e number of large-scale public 
sector projects, total domestic orders edged up 2.4% 
to ¥282.9 billion. 易游YY体育官方网站is gain was underpinned by 
favorable demand in 易游YY体育官方网站e electronics and information 
fields, due primarily to 易游YY体育官方网站e establishment of 易游YY体育官方网站e 
Digital Visual Research Institute in Kobe as part of 
ear易游YY体育官方网站quake reconstruction activities, as well as 
heal易游YY体育官方网站y demand for industrial and construction 
machinery. Overseas, al易游YY体育官方网站ough we secured orders 
for a direct reduction plant in Egypt and a cement 
plant in Vietnam, orders declined 3.5%, to ¥77.8 
billion. As a result, total orders rose 1.1%, to ¥360.8 
billion. 易游YY体育官方网站e backlog of orders at March 31, 1996, 
stood at ¥250.2 billion. 
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increases in sales of electronic and information-
related products, construction machinery, and 
cutting tools, led to a 7.4% rise in sector sales, to 
¥375.8 billion, in comparison wi易游YY体育官方网站 易游YY体育官方网站e previous fiscal 
year.