Japan posted a current account surplus for the 10th consecutive month in April, as declining crude oil prices pushed down imports and the weaker yen boosted income from abroad.

The surplus stood at ¥1.326 trillion ($10.56 billion), the largest in five years for the reporting month, the Finance Ministry said in the preliminary report.

Exports rose 4.1 percent to ¥6.229 billion on the strength of the U.S. and other overseas economies. Imports dropped 5.9 percent to ¥6.375 billion, shrinking the goods trade deficit by ¥643.4 billion from a year earlier to ¥146.2 billion.