Japan Has Y2.050 Trillion Current Account Surplus

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Japan Has Y2.050 Trillion Current Account Surplus

(RTTNews) - Japan posted a current account surplus of 2.050 trillion yen in April, the Ministry of Finance said on Monday - up 8.2 percent from a year earlier.

The April reading was down from 3.399 trillion yen in March.

Exports were up 2.4 percent on year at 8.428 trillion yen and imports rose 8.5 percent to 9.089 trillion yen for a trade deficit of 661,5 billion yen.

The capital account saw a deficit of 10.1 billion yen, while the financial account had a surplus of 2.252 trillion yen.

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