Fujitsu Ltd. plans to raise domestic prices for personal computers because the yen's drop to a four-year low is boosting the cost of importing components.
The price increases will take effect by July and apply to models released in the summer, Chief Financial Officer Kazuhiko Kato said in an interview at Fujitsu's Tokyo headquarters. The company may also curb discounts on existing lines, he said.
Fujitsu's FMV series relies on imported components and software, including chips from Intel Corp. and the Windows operating system from Microsoft Corp. The yen weakened beyond 101 per dollar last week, the first time at that level since April 2009, as Prime Minister Shinzo Abe spearheads measures to drive down the currency to revive the economy and end deflation.
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