November 20, 2024 00:02 GMT
Japan Oct Exports +3.1% Y/Y; Imports +0.4% Y/Y
JAPAN DATA
MNI (Singapore)
- Japan's exports registered a 3.1% y/y increase in October, up from the 1.7% y/y decrease marked in September.
- Imports rose 0.4% y/y in October, slowing down from the 2.1% y/y growth last month.
- Trade balance in October was a deficit of Y461.2 billion, expanding from the previous Y294.3 billion deficit.
- Exports to the United States and the EU fell 6.2% and 11.3%, and to China rose 1.5%.
- Imports from China and EU increased 5.6% and 3.9% respectively, and those from the US down 0.7%.
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