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CURRENT ACCOUNT SURPLUS

BUSINESS / Economy
Apr 8, 2019
Japan's current account surplus jumped 25% in February on lower oil prices
Japan posted a 25.3 percent increase in its current account surplus in February from a year earlier, supported by an expanded trade surplus due to lower crude oil prices, according to government data released Monday.
BUSINESS
Mar 3, 2019
Japan's current account surplus is due to investments overseas, senior official says
Japan's top currency official said the current account surplus is the result of investments abroad rather than the exchange of goods, and it should not become a trade issue.
BUSINESS / Economy
Oct 11, 2016
Japan's current account surplus rose 23% in August on cheap oil
The current account surplus expanded 23.1 percent in August from a year earlier for the third consecutive monthly increase as imports were pushed down by lower crude oil prices and a firmer yen, the government said Tuesday.
BUSINESS / Economy
May 13, 2015
Nation's current account surplus reaches ¥7.81 trillion
Oil prices pushed down imports and a weaker yen boosted Japan's overseas income, government data showed, marking the first increase in the current account surplus in four years.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Oct 8, 2014
Japan posts healthy current account surplus despite ongoing trade deficit
Japan posted a current account surplus of ¥287.1 billion in August for the second straight month of black ink despite a big trade deficit, as income from foreign investments surged to a record high for the month, the government said Wednesday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Sep 8, 2014
Japan current account balance back in black
The nation's current account balance was in the black for the first time in two months in July, hitting ¥416.7 billion as the income from foreign investments rose to a record high for the month, outweighing the trade deficit, the government said Monday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Jun 9, 2014
Current account surplus falls 76%
Despite a 76.1 percent plunge in April, Japan's trade balance stays in the black after foreign visitors provide the first travel surplus in 44 years.
EDITORIALS
May 20, 2014
Shrinking current account surplus
Japan's current account surplus for fiscal 2013 falls sharply from the peak reached just six years ago, indicating that the old export-driven model of economic growth may be over.
BUSINESS / Economy
May 12, 2014
Current account surplus fell 81.3% in fiscal 2013 to hit ¥789.9 billion
Japan's current account surplus in fiscal 2013 was the smallest since comparable data became available in fiscal 1985, as soaring fossil fuel imports drove up the nation's trade deficit amid the prolonged halt of nuclear power plants, government data showed Monday.
BUSINESS
Apr 8, 2014
February current account rebounds for first surplus in five months
The nation's current account rebounded into surplus in February from a record deficit the previous month as income from overseas investments outweighed deficits in trade and services.
BUSINESS / Economy
Oct 8, 2013
Current account surplus tumbles
As the depreciation of the yen and growing demand for energy drove up import costs, the nation's current account surplus in August plunged 63.7 percent from a year earlier to ¥161.5 billion, government data showed Tuesday.
BUSINESS / Economy
Sep 9, 2013
Current account surplus eroded by import costs
Japan's current account surplus shrank 12.9 percent from a year earlier to ¥577.3 billion in July, due mainly to skyrocketing import costs driven by the government's weakening of the yen, government data said Monday.
BUSINESS / Economy
Jul 8, 2013
Japan logs current account surplus for fourth straight month
Japan logged a current account surplus for the fourth consecutive month in May as growth in direct investment income outweighed a trade deficit triggered by a rise in fossil fuel imports, government data showed Monday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Apr 9, 2013
Securities investments buoy current account
Japan logged its first current account surplus in four months in February, with profits from the securities investments income account outweighing the trade deficit, preliminary data showed Monday.

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