For the three months ended December 31, 2006, operating income for Audio-Visual and Communication Equipment was 13.8 billion yen, up 18.2% over the same period last year. Operating income for Home Appliances was 0.6 billion yen, up 14.1%, and for Information Equipment, 8.5 billion yen, up 39.6%, both over the same period last year.
As a result, operating income for the three product groups comprising Consumer/Information Products was 22.9 billion yen, up 25.2% over the same period last year, despite price declines centered mainly on digital appliances. Operating income ratio was 4.0%.
The percentage of operating income for the company as a whole derived from this product group rose to 46.7% from 42.0% in the same period last year.

Operating income for LSIs was 1.2 billion yen, down 25.8%, and for LCDs, 19.1 billion yen, up 12.5% over the same period last year. Operating income for Other Electronic Components was 5.8 billion yen, a decline of 8.5% compared to the same period last year.
As a result, operating income for the three device product groups comprising Electronic Components was 26.2 billion yen, up 4.5% over the same period last year. The operating income ratio was 7.2%.

In the period ended December 31, 2006, both sales and operating income for Consumer/Information Products grew by more than 20%. This reflected the fact that our cutting-edge products, such as LCD TVs, sold well in the year-end shopping season last year, and as a result, became the engine driving positive financial results for the entire company.