24 January 2001, 09:45 Japan's trade surplus falls 27.4% in December
Tokyo--Jan. 24--Japan's trade surplus fell for the sixth straight
month in December, declining 27.4% from a year earlier to 816.1 billion
yen, the Ministry of Finance announced. The data was below private
economists' expectations of an 848 billion yen surplus. Exports rose 8.2%
on year while imports surged 20.9% because of a rise in crude oil. The
trade surplus with the U.S. increased 16% on year to 689.6 billion yen.
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