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Business outside japan. They say lower fuel prices helped air and land transportation companies. Retailers showed a recovery they suffered last year after a heightened consumption tax. Now their pretax profits are up 37 . Precision equipment manufacturers saw earnings surge by nearly 40 . Electronics firms saw an increase of about 20 . Machine manufacturers did not do so well. Their profits fell 6 , because of a slump in sales of Construction Machinery in china. Experts are divided over the outlook for japans economy. Translator Capital Investment will rise, as Business Sentiment is improving. Japans gdp will recover in the quarter from july to september. Translator the chinese economy could deteriorate. Japanese consumers could continue cutting down on their spending. If scenarios like these become reality, japan could go into recession. Ministers from 12 nations are holding a final day of talks for the Transpacific Partnership free trade pact. Their meeting in hawaii trying to reach

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