"Some Japanese suppliers quoted prices 20 to 30 percent higher for American buyers," the report added.

Digital needs such chips in its large computers and is now totally dependent on Japanese suppliers.

Toho, the other major Japanese supplier, seems to have a more flexible packaging policy.

The move has proved popular with consumers but has angered Japanese suppliers.

In all, 18 Japanese suppliers have been awarded contracts worth a total of $4.25 billion on the A380 project.

Indeed, Japanese suppliers announced earlier this week that they were cutting back on production to keep prices from falling further.

Indonesia is Japanese vital supplier of natural resources such as liquid natural gas.

Japanese suppliers are hurting and starting to complain about new competition.

The new screens come from Japanese suppliers, and analysts questioned whether supplies would be sufficient.

This means that the Japanese suppliers that have agreed to be paid in dollars are taking a beating.