Corporate pessimism over the economy grew in the July-September quarter, overshadowing a 2.3 percent rise in capital spending during the April-June period.
April-June spending rose to 9.24 trillion yen, marking the sixth consecutive year-on-year gain, the Finance Ministry said Wednesday in its quarterly survey.
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