TOKYO : Japan's exports in June rose 1.5 per cent from a year earlier, Ministry of Finance (MOF) data showed on Thursday.The rise was less than a 2.2 per cent gain expected by 15 economists in a Reuters poll. It followed a 0.6 per cent rise in May.Imports fell 12.9 per cent year-on-year in June, ve
TOKYO : Japan's exports in June rose 1.5 per cent from a year earlier, Ministry of Finance data showed on Thursday.
The rise was less than a 2.2 per cent gain expected by 15 economists in a Reuters poll. It followed a 0.6 per cent rise in May. Imports fell 12.9 per cent year-on-year in June, versus the median estimate for an 11.3 per cent decrease. The trade balance came to a surplus of 43 billion yen , versus the median estimate for a 46.7 billion yen deficit. It was the first time in 23 months the trade balance has recorded a surplus.
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