| Real-time Estimate TTMZero 03:42:05 2024-07-17 EDT | 5-day change | 1st Jan Change | ||
| 157.1 JPY | -0.81% |
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-2.58% | +11.65% |
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TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's exports fell 3.8 percent in December from a year earlier, Ministry of Finance (MOF) data showed on Wednesday.
That compared with a 1.9 percent decrease expected by economists in a Reuters poll. It followed a 0.1 percent rise in November.
Imports rose 1.9 percent in the year to December versus the median estimate for a 3.7 percent increase.
The trade balance came to a deficit of 55.3 billion yen ($505.81 million), versus the median estimate for a 29.5 billion yen deficit.
(Reporting by Tetsushi Kajimoto; Editing by Chang-Ran Kim)
