TOKYO (AFX-ASIA) - The Ministry of Finance provided details of the September trade data, with year-on-year comparisons, with the following Asian countries:

China:
Deficit - 218.0 bln yen, up 15.0 pct
Exports - 295.6 bln yen, down 1.4 pct
Imports - 576.6 bln yen, up 6.0 pct

Indonesia:
Deficit - 66.3 bln yen, down 4.9 pct
Exports - 68.1 bln yen, down 12.7 pct
Imports - 134.5 bln yen, down 9.0 pct

South Korea:
Surplus - 119.7 bln yen, up 26.1 pct
Exports - 264.6 bln yen, down 4.4 pct
Imports - 144.9 bln yen, down 20.3 pct

Taiwan:
Surplus - 136.6 bln yen, down 30.5 pct
Exports - 239.7 bln yen, down 32.1 pct
Imports - 103.1 bln yen, down 34.2 pct

Hong Kong:
Surplus - 226.1 bln yen, down 9.6 pct
Exports - 241.4 bln yen, down 9.9 pct
Imports - 15.3 bln yen, down 14.6 pct

Singapore:
Surplus - 104.0 bln yen, down 32.4 pct
Exports - 149.4 bln yen, down 29.7 pct
Imports - 45.4 bln yen, down 22.5 pct

Thailand:
Surplus - 30.8 bln yen, down 22.8 pct
Exports - 124.6 bln yen, down 8.5 pct
Imports - 93.8 bln yen, down 2.5 pct

Malaysia:
Surplus - 9.3 bln yen, down 30.1 pct
Exports - 107.7 bln yen, down 23.7 pct
Imports - 98.4 bln yen, down 23.1 pct

Philippines:
Surplus - 23.5 bln yen, down 24.8 pct
Exports - 79.9 bln yen, down 22.4 pct
Imports - 56.4 bln yen, down 21.4 pct