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Japan Mar Exports +7.3% Y/Y; Imports -4.9% Y/Y

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  • Japan's exports registered a 7.3% y/y increase in March, decelerating from the 7.8% y/y increase marked in February.
  • Imports fell 4.9% y/y in February, down from the 0.5% y/y growth last month.
  • Trade balance in March was a surplus of Y366.5 billion, compared with the previous Y379 billion deficit.
  • Exports to the United States, the European Union and China rose 8.5%, 3.0% and 12.6%, respectively.
  • Imports from China fell 13.9%, and from the US and the EU rose 3.7% and 11.9% respectively.
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  • Japan's exports registered a 7.3% y/y increase in March, decelerating from the 7.8% y/y increase marked in February.
  • Imports fell 4.9% y/y in February, down from the 0.5% y/y growth last month.
  • Trade balance in March was a surplus of Y366.5 billion, compared with the previous Y379 billion deficit.
  • Exports to the United States, the European Union and China rose 8.5%, 3.0% and 12.6%, respectively.
  • Imports from China fell 13.9%, and from the US and the EU rose 3.7% and 11.9% respectively.