Last month's trade statistics Export value exceeded the same month last year for the first time in 2 years and 1 month

Japan's exports were 2.0% higher than the same month last year, according to last month's trade statistics released by the Treasury.

It is the first time in two years and one month since November 2018 that the value of exports has exceeded the same month of the previous year.

As a result, last month's trade balance was a surplus of 751 billion yen, the sixth consecutive month of trade surplus.