Business / Economy Apr 20, 2017
Japan logged first trade surplus in six years in fiscal 2016 at ¥4 trillion
Japan posts its first trade surplus since 2011 after low oil prices help reduce the value of its imports.
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. The surplus came to ¥2.00 trillion, the Finance ...
Business / Economy Apr 8, 2016
Nation posts current-account surplus for 20th straight month, but yen poses threat
Japan posted a 20th consecutive current-account surplus, helping an economy that is still struggling to rebound from a contraction in the final quarter of 2015. The excess in the widest measure of the nation's trade was ¥2.43 trillion in February, the biggest surplus since March ...
Business Aug 10, 2015
Japan logs largest January-June current account surplus since 2010
Japan posted a current account surplus of ¥8.18 trillion in the January to June period, the largest since the second half of 2010, as lower crude oil prices pushed down imports and income increased on the back of a weaker yen, the government said ...
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. Exports rose 1.0 percent ...
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. The ¥613 billion surplus was the first in five months, the Finance Ministry reported Tuesday. The median forecast ...
Business / Economy Sep 9, 2013
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. The surplus in the balance of international payments, one of the ...