Trade balance in July surplus for the first time in four months Ministry of Finance August 19, 8:59
According to last month's trade statistics released by the Ministry of Finance, Japan's exports were 19.2% below the same month last year. On the other hand, imports also fell sharply by 22.3%, resulting in a trade balance of 11.6 billion yen for the first time in four months, which was the surplus after subtracting imports from exports.