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Japan Apr Exports +8.3% Y/Y; Imports +8.3% Y/Y

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  • 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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  • 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.