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17. SEGMENT INFORMATION
Ricoh’s industry segments are comprised of office equipment, including
copiers and related supplies, communications and information systems,
and others, including optical equipment and electronic devices. The
office equipment segment accounted for 85% in fiscal 1996 and 86% in
fiscal 1997 and 1998 of consolidated sales.
Selected data by geographic area for the three years ended March 31,
1998 are as follows:
Sales—
Total domestic
Less—Transfers to foreign subsidiaries
To unaffiliated customers
Total foreign subsidiaries
Less—Transfers to domestic subsidiaries
To unaffiliated foreign customers
Consolidated
Operating income—
Domestic
Foreign
Eliminations
Consolidated
Identifiable assets—
Domestic
Foreign
Eliminations
Total
Investments in and advances to affiliates
Corporate assets
Consolidated
Export sales—
The Americas
Europe
Other
Total
Thousands of
U.S. dollars
1998
$ 8,280,144
(1,870,917)
6,409,227
4,542,280
(320,083)
4,222,197
$10,631,424
$ 535,462
184,303
(40,167)
$ 679,598
$ 7,553,060
2,513,068
(696,386)
9,369,742
399,197
2,810,576
$12,579,515
$ 44,962
9,273
56,970
$ 111,205
1998
Millions of yen
¥1,092,979
(246,961)
846,018
599,581
(42,251)
557,330
¥1,403,348
¥ 70,681
24,328
(5,302)
¥ 89,707
¥ 997,004
331,725
(91,923)
1,236,806
52,694
370,996
¥1,660,496
¥ 5,935
1,224
7,520
¥ 14,679
1997
¥ 1,031,305
(199,874)
831,431
512,893
(28,252)
484,641
¥ 1,316,072
¥ 73,906
15,535
(6,078)
¥ 83,363
¥ 977,189
301,320
(100,384)
1,178,125
56,183
410,588
¥ 1,644,896
¥ 5,209
927
4,291
¥ 10,427
1996
¥ 951,083
(138,552)
812,531
322,061
(21,562)
300,499
¥ 1,113,030
¥ 51,931
12,567
(9,120)
¥ 55,378
¥ 892,268
245,534
(60,676)
1,077,126
52,939
378,454
¥ 1,508,519
¥ 7,317
5,217
17,870
¥ 30,404
affiliated foreign distributors and are included in domestic sales to unaffil-
iated customers to comply with SFAS No. 14 on financial reporting for
segments.
Intercompany sales between geographic areas are made at cost plus
profit. Operating income by geographic area is sales less expenses related
to the area’s operating revenue. Identifiable assets are those associated
with the operations of each geographic area. Export sales are sales to un-
Research and development costs
Advertising costs
18. RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT EXPENSES AND ADVERTISING COSTS
The following amounts were charged to costs and expenses for the three years ended March 31, 1998:
Thousands of
U.S. dollarsMillions of yen
$530,212
166,917
¥ 69,988
22,033
¥ 64,297
18,551
1997
¥ 58,992
14,510
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