Japanese high-tech exports dropped sharply last month as a result of disruption caused by the massive earthquake and tsunami that hit the country on March 11. Exports of computers by value fell 19 percent on the same month of 2010 and those of computer parts were down 16 percent. Consumer electronics industry also saw a big drop with video recorder exports, down 23 percent by value, and audio apparatus, down 31 percent. The country’s exports in March were down 2.2 percent to 5.87 trillion (US$71 billion) It was the first drop in exports for 16 months.”]