Each of the larger firms has offices around the globe, collecting trade information with such assiduity and accuracy that they arouse the envy of government intelligence agencies in other countries.
這些分支機構，織成一張綿密的情報與行銷網。每一網點搜集到的商情，都利用電訊系統迅速傳回總社。日本綜合商社在情報搜集方面素享盛名，五大商社資料的詳細、深入與確實，連許多國家的情報單位都自嘆弗如。