Declines in the automobile, semiconductor and industrial equipment industries especially hurt Hitachi, as well as write-downs of securities due to the sharp declines in global stock exchanges.

汽车、半导体和工业器材产业的下景气，特别对日立构成了危害，由于全球股票交易市场的急剧下滑，有价证券账面价值缩水也是亏损的原因之一。

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