The country’s current account surplus jumped 107.7 percent in May from a year earlier to 1.04 trillion yen, marking an eighth consecutive month of increase, according to a preliminary report released Monday by the Finance Ministry.
The ministry attributed this growth primarily to a 321.1 billion yen surplus in goods-and-services trade, led by strong exports to other Asian markets and the United States.
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