Japan's current account surplus expanded for the first time in three years in 2010 with exports recovering from a dip caused by the global financial crisis in 2008, government data showed Tuesday.
The surplus in the current account balance, the broadest gauge of trade, rose 28.5 percent from 2009 to ¥17.08 trillion, the Finance Ministry said in a preliminary report.
The value of exports also booked the first rise in three years, up 25.7 percent to ¥63.92 trillion, due to expansion in fast-growing emerging market economies, including China and other Asian countries.