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Trade with the rest of Asia has weakened in the past half-year, with a drop in exports of computer chips and semiconductor making equipment taking a toll on exports to China.

In the first half of Japan’s fiscal year, from April-September, exports edged up just 1.4% from a year earlier, to a record 50.2 trillion yen while the trade deficit shrank by three-quarters to 2.7 trillion yen.

The figures suggest strong activity in Japan's vital manufacturing sector despite faltering global demand.Įconomists said the drop in imports was mainly due to base effects from the year before.

September's increase in exports was the biggest gain since March and was stronger than analysts had expected. That left a positive balance of 62.4 trillion yen, the first monthly trade surplus in three months. Japan's exports climbed 4.3% in September from a year earlier as shipments of vehicles, machinery and electronics rose while imports of oil and gas fell sharply, the government said Thursday.Įxports totaled 9.2 trillion yen in September while imports fell 16.3% from the year before to 10.9 trillion yen, according to provisional customs data released Thursday.
