Japan's first current trade deficit in 8 months | reached 943.4 billion yen

Set the micro-network news, according to Japan's Kyodo News Agency reported that Japan's Ministry of Finance announced January 19 initial trade statistics show that the trade balance of 934.4 billion yen deficit (about 56.3 billion yuan.) This is 8 months For the first time there was a deficit. In January, there was a tendency for exports to pause below normal levels due to a halt in production activities, with a 1,001.91 billion yen deficit in the same period of last year.

Exports jumped 12.2% YoY to 6,085.6 billion Japanese yen.Motor and semiconductor manufacturing equipment for China enjoyed a good momentum while imports rose 7.9% YoY to 7,029 billion Japanese yen, with imports from UAE (UAE) Of crude oil and liquefied natural gas (LNG) from Australia increased.

In terms of countries and regions, the trade surplus with the United States decreased by 12.3% to 349.6 billion yen, while exports of automobiles decreased and imports of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) increased.

The trade with China was deficit 576.6 billion yen, with exports reaching 1.16 trillion yen, setting the highest record in January and reducing the deficit. It is said that this year's Spring Festival holiday will be later than in previous years and in February there may be a case of sluggish export growth to China .

There was also a trade deficit of JPY10.8 billion against the European Union (EU), with imports of Irish medicines and German cars increasing, surpassing exports for the first time in two months.