interim report for the 106th business term from january 1 2006 to june 30 canon inc 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 we are pleased present our first half of reviewing conditions in both domestic and overseas economies during current us economy continued expand due strong personal consumption capital investment european their mild recovery supported by increased exports driven expanding external demand asian maintained growth rate particularly china japanese sustained its trend with improved profits employment situation foreign exchange markets yen weakened against dollar euro over compared regarding which group operates digital cameras while networked multifunctional devices printers grew significantly color capable market semiconductor production equipment
