26 October 2001, 09:37 Japan's posts 1.65 bil. yen trade deficit in early Oct.
TOKYO, Oct. 26 (Kyodo) - (EDS: ADDING MORE INFO)
Japan posted a customs-cleared trade deficit of 1.65 billion yen
in the first 10 days of October, turning around from a surplus of
139.79 billion yen a year earlier, the Finance Ministry said Friday
in a preliminary report.
A trade deficit for the first 10 days of the month was last
posted in July.
Exports fell 4.8% to 1,247.74 billion yen, while imports rose
6.7% to 1,249.40 billion yen, it said.
The latest trade data were closely watched by economists as they
could provide a clue as to how the Sept. terror attacks in the
United States would affect trade between the world's biggest and
second-biggest economies.
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