Japan, trade deficit (Sylodium, Free Import-Export directory)

Japan posted its biggest October trade deficit on record, as a revival in exports to the US and China was overwhelmed by soaring costs for imported fuel in the wake of the nuclear industry's shutdown.

The shortfall of 1.09 trillion yen (€8.05bn) extended a record run of deficits to 16 months, and was larger than all 28 forecasts in a Bloomberg survey. Imports climbed 26.1pc from a year earlier, while exports gained 18.6pc.

Exports to China increased 21.3pc from a year ago, when the two nations were embroiled in a row over islands in the East China Sea. Shipments to the US rose 26.4pc, while those to the European Union climbed 27pc.

Exports are rebounding on a pick-up in the overseas economy, while imports are likely to expand further before a sales-tax increase" in April, said Norio Miyagawa, a senior economist at Mizuho Securities Research in Tokyo.

 

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