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Japan Jan Exports +11.9% Y/Y; Imports -9.6% Y/Y

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  • Japan's exports registered a 11.9% y/y increase in January, accelerating from the 9.7% y/y increase marked in December.
  • Imports fell 9.6% y/y in January, dipping further from the 6.9% y/y drop last month.
  • Trade balance in January was a deficit of Y1,758 billion, compared with the previous Y68.9 billion surplus.
  • Exports to the United States, the European Union and China rose 15.6%, 13.8% and 29.2%, respectively.
  • Imports from China and the EU decreased 7.6% and 10.1% respectively, and those from the United States rose 6.0%.
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  • Japan's exports registered a 11.9% y/y increase in January, accelerating from the 9.7% y/y increase marked in December.
  • Imports fell 9.6% y/y in January, dipping further from the 6.9% y/y drop last month.
  • Trade balance in January was a deficit of Y1,758 billion, compared with the previous Y68.9 billion surplus.
  • Exports to the United States, the European Union and China rose 15.6%, 13.8% and 29.2%, respectively.
  • Imports from China and the EU decreased 7.6% and 10.1% respectively, and those from the United States rose 6.0%.