May 22, 2024 02:03 GMT
Japan Apr Exports +8.3% Y/Y; Imports +8.3% Y/Y
JAPAN DATA
MNI (Singapore)
- Japan's exports registered a 8.3% y/y increase in April, accelerating from the 7.3% y/y increase marked in March.
- Imports rose 8.3% y/y in March, up from the 5.1% y/y drop last month.
- Trade balance in April was a deficit of Y462.5 billion, compared with the previous Y366.5 billion surplus.
- Exports to the United States and China rose 8.8% and 9.6% respectively, and to the European Union fell 2.0%.
- Imports from China rose 10.8%, and from the US and the EU rose 29.0% and 3.3% respectively.
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