Japan's trade surplus grew for a second straight month

Tokyo, Japan's trade surplus out of its worst recession in decades as the world's second largest economy limps rose for a second straight month, government figures showed Wednesday. For the sixth straight month, imports exceed exports, a serious Japanese cars, electronics and other goods abroad for a temporary slowdown in demand triggered by declining economic aid recovery. Trade surplus jumped more than four in July from 81.9 billion yen a year earlier 380.2 billion (S Yen 5.77 billion) for times, the Finance Ministry reported. Data had little smaller than expected market surplus was 390 billion yen. Exports fell 36.5 percent year-on-year, 4.84 trillion yen, hit by automobiles and steel shortage is loading. Import prices of oil and other energy costs low sunk in 40,8 4,46 trillion yen due to percent. Export price Daiwa Institute of Research economist Hiroshi Watanabe declined 35.7 percent decline in June was faster, but because the Japanese prices fell as the decline in energy costs, said. "Due to the volume of exports is recovering demand from China and other Asian countries," he said. Export volume 27.6 percent in July from a year ago with more than 40 percent drops fell in February and March, data showed.

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