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In the third quarter of Japan, capital expenditure increased by only 2.9% year-on-year, lower than the expected 6.0% and the 7.6% of the same period last year. External software spending also increased by 2.9%, lower than the expected 5.4% and the 5.2% of the same period last year. Company sales saw a slight increase of 0.5%, slightly higher than the expected 0.1%. However, company profits soared by 19.7%, far exceeding the expected 3.7% and the 0.2% of the same period last year.