Japan's current account surplus grew for the second consecutive month in November, rising 9 percent from the same month in 2001 to 1.16 trillion yen, according to a preliminary report released Wednesday by the Finance Ministry.
The current account surplus was bolstered by the continuing growth of exports to other parts of Asia.
The export growth more than offset a rise in the services deficit and a decline in repatriated income, which weighed on the current account surplus, ministry officials said.