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Beer is taxed by malt content, so low-malt beer works out cheaper.

Thanks to the cool summer, beer sales weren't great.

The export industry is in dire straits.

Japan's trading partners are pressuring Japan to make its trade policies clear.

They say times are tough, yet the number of people traveling abroad during Golden Week this year is apparently the highest ever.

She covers the financial markets.

It's a waste to limit the central bank to just being the guardian of prices.

Among the critics are some who believe the targets imposed on the European Central Bank are inappropriate.

When it appears to be rising too steeply, the central banks of major countries cooperate to step in and intervene.

Why is it that at some companies blue-collar workers have better pay than white-collar workers?

Due to a decline in grain production, China is expected to rapidly surpass Japan and become one of the world's top grain importers.

In the Edo period, local industries arose throughout the country under the encouragement policies of each feudal domain.

For some reason, names drawn from Japanese mythology tend to get used in prosperous times.

Small retailers and similar businesses will probably turn a profit in the new fiscal year.

Small businesses are struggling because of inflation.

Small bakeries have been overwhelmed by supermarkets.

Mrs. Suzuki is a wife who's good at managing the household budget.

With some exceptions, that company generally uses its assets very effectively.

Good-quality building materials are in short supply.

Good-quality fruit is hard to find in winter, and the prices are high, too.

Egg prices are rising.

There's no avoiding a recession next year.

What's the outlook for the Japanese economy next year?

Next month, we have to make up for the losses.

Taxi fares are going up next month.

Rent goes up starting next month.

Desire denies demand.

He sent me a letter to the effect that the poultry business would go bankrupt sooner or later.

In short, he made a huge profit.

There are various kinds of insurance. For example, health insurance, fire insurance, life insurance, and so on.