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Japan's current account surplus falls 24.4% in April.

Publication: Japan Weekly Monitor
Publication Date: 18-JUN-01
Format: Online
Delivery: Immediate Online Access

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TOKYO, June 13 Kyodo

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Japan's current account surplus fell 24.4% in April from a year earlier to 877.6 billion yen, down for the fifth straight month, due to the exports' first fall in 18 months and widened services deficit, the Finance Ministry said Wednesday in a preliminary report.

The balance of trade in goods and services posted a surplus of 196.3 billion yen, down 74.4%, the largest fall since January, when...

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