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Nikon Annual Report 2008 49
(c) Export Sales
For the years ended March 31, 2008 and 2007
Thousands of
Millions of Yen, % U.S. Dollars
2008 (A)/(B) 2007 (A)/(B) 2008
Export sales (A)
North America ¥ 229,827 24.0 % ¥ 207,845 25.3 % $ 2,293,907
Europe 208,916 21.9 176,261 21.4 2,085,193
Asia/Oceania 244,737 25.6 217,940 26.5 2,442,727
Other Area 13,318 1.4 13,068 1.6 132,932
Total ¥ 696,798 72.9 % ¥ 615,114 74.8 % $ 6,954,759
Net sales (B) ¥ 955,792 ¥ 822,813 $ 9,539,790
North America .....U.S.A., Canada
Europe ...................The Netherlands, Germany, United Kingdom, etc.
Asia/Oceania ........South Korea, Taiwan, Singapore, China, Australia, etc.
Other Area .............Middle & South America, Africa, etc.
Notes: 1. “Asia area” has been changed to “Asia/Oceania area,” as export sales for Oceania which had been in “Other area”
were counted in “Asia/Oceania area” due to business and geographic proximity. Export sales for Oceania for
z+the year ended March 31, 2008 were ¥8,402 million ($83,862 thousand) in “Asia/Oceania area.” Export sales for
Oceania for the year ended March 31, 2007 were ¥3,938 million in “Other area.”
2. Effective April 1, 2007, the Company changed its method of translation of the revenue and expense accounts of
its overseas consolidated subsidiaries into Japanese yen. The effect of this change for the ended March 31, 2008
was to increase sales of North America by ¥28,278 million ($282,240 thousand), sales of Europe by ¥6,565 million
($65,525 thousand), sales of Asia/Oceania by ¥12,974 million ($129,498 thousand), and sales of Other Area by
¥1,468 million ($14,648 thousand).