TOKYO, June 10 (News On Japan) – Japan’s Ministry of Finance announced that the current account surplus for April, which reflects transactions in goods and services with foreign countries, stood at 2.0505 trillion yen. This is the fifteenth consecutive month of surplus and the largest surplus in April since comparable records began in 1985.
The primary income balance, which includes income from foreign investments such as interest and dividends, contributed significantly to this result. However, the trade balance, which is the difference between export and import values, showed a deficit of 661.5 billion yen, an increase from last year’s deficit.
Source: BIZ
