■ Textile Company

19.0 billion yen (decreased by 0.6 billion yen compared to the same period of the previous fiscal year)

Decreased due to the absence of extraordinary gains in the same period of the previous fiscal year, partially offset by the stable performance in apparel-related companies resulting from the recovery of retail market because of the alleviation of the impact of COVID-19.

■ Machinery Company

96.6 billion yen (decreased by 0.8 billion yen compared to the same period of the previous fiscal year)

Decreased due to the absence of extraordinary gains and losses in the same period of the previous fiscal year, partially offset by the favorable sales in automobile-related transactions/companies, higher earnings in North American electric-power-related business, and the start of equity pick-up of Hitachi Construction Machinery from the 3rd quarter of the previous fiscal year.

■ Metals & Minerals Company

164.5 billion yen (decreased by 33.9 billion yen compared to the same period of the previous fiscal year)

Decreased due to lower coal prices and lower earnings in Marubeni-Itochu Steel resulting from the absence of favorable performance in North American steel pipe business in the same period of the previous fiscal year.

■ Energy & Chemicals Company

70.1 billion yen (decreased by 11.3 billion yen compared to the same period of the previous fiscal year)

Decreased due to the absence of favorable performance in energy trading transactions and chemical-related transactions in the same period of the previous fiscal year, partially offset by the revaluation gain on a lithium-ion batteries company.

■ Food Company

55.0 billion yen (increased by 14.6 billion yen compared to the same period of the previous fiscal year)

Increased due to the improvement in logistics cost in Dole, expansion of transactions resulting from the recovery of consumer activity and higher sales prices in food-distribution-related companies, and the improvement in earnings of North American meat-products-related company, partially offset by the deterioration of extraordinary gains and losses in North American companies.

■ General Products & Realty Company

52.1 billion yen (decreased by 34.4 billion yen compared to the same period of the previous fiscal year)

Decreased due to the absence of favorable performance in a domestic construction-materials-related company and overseas real estate business in the same period of the previous fiscal year, lower earnings in IFL (European pulp-related company) resulting from lower pulp prices and lower sales volume, in addition to the absence of extraordinary gain in the same period of the previous fiscal year.

■ ICT & Financial Business Company

54.2 billion yen (increased by 15.7 billion yen compared to the same period of the previous fiscal year)

Increased due to the stable transactions in ITOCHU Techno-Solutions, higher agency commissions in HOKEN NO MADOGUCHI GROUP, the improvement of remeasurement gains (losses) for fund held investments, and the extraordinary gains on the sale of overseas companies.

■ The 8th Company

36.7 billion yen (increased by 16.8 billion yen compared to the same period of the previous fiscal year)

Increased due to the increase in daily sales along with higher number of customers and spend per customer resulting from enhancement of product appeal and sales promotion, in addition to the improvement in performance of group companies and impairment losses on stores, and the extraordinary gain on the sale of a domestic company, partially offset by the increase in various costs caused by changes in external environment and execution of digital measures to strengthen business foundations in FamilyMart.

■ Others, Adjustments & Eliminations

63.5 billion yen (decreased by 36.6 billion yen compared to the same period of the previous fiscal year)

Decreased due to lower earnings in CITIC Limited resulting from the absence of revaluation gain on securities business in the same period of the previous fiscal year, partially offset by the stable performance in comprehensive financial services segment, the increase in interest expense with higher U.S. dollar interest rates, and lower earnings in C.P. Pokphand resulting from lower pork prices.