March Travel balance surplus drastically reduced Foreign tourists decreased with the new Corona May 13 9:12
According to the balance of payments statistics released by the Ministry of Finance, the number of foreign tourists visiting Japan has dropped significantly due to the spread of the new coronavirus infection, so the travel balance in March was positive at 24.5 billion yen. .
Compared to the same month last year, which was a profit of 182.2 billion yen, the amount of surplus has greatly decreased.
On the other hand, the current account balance, which shows how much Japan has earned in dealings with other countries, in addition to the trade balance, amounted to 19,761.5 billion yen in the last year, a surplus of 276.7 billion yen compared to the previous year. increased.