TOKYO, 14th January, 2025 (WAM) — Japan’s present account surplus expanded 54.5 p.c from a yr earlier to three.35 trillion yen ($21.3 billion) in November, marking the best stage for the month, as the products commerce stability shifted again to constructive territory, the Finance Ministry mentioned Tuesday.
Kyodo News quoted the ministry as saying in a preliminary report that the present account stability, one of many widest gauges of worldwide commerce, remained within the black for the twenty second consecutive month.
Japan’s items commerce recorded a surplus of 97.9 billion yen, reversing a deficit of 683.3 billion yen within the earlier yr, as exports rose 2.8 p.c to eight.91 trillion yen. Meanwhile, imports decreased 5.7 p.c to eight.81 trillion yen.