Inventories as of March 31, 2013 were up 9.2 billion yen year on year. This uptick was due to a positive currency impact of 8 billion yen as well as increased sales. When sales began to taper off in the second quarter we responded by cutting back production of ball bearings, pivot assemblies and other products with an eye to keeping our inventory to a minimum on a local currency basis.
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