Japan's current account surplus in April-September reaches up to 144 trillion won...12.3% year-on-year ↑

Japan's Finance Ministry reported that the current account surplus in the first half of this fiscal year, from April to September, was 15.82 trillion yen and our money was 144 trillion won, up 12.3% from the same period last year.

The Nihon Keizai Shimbun said the current account surplus was the largest ever on a half-year basis since 1995, when comparable.

Exports in the first half of the year were 52.22 trillion yen, up from last year, and imports were up 7.1% to 54.63 trillion yen.

The balance of goods minus imports from exports recorded a deficit of 2.4148 trillion yen.

However, the current account also recorded the largest surplus ever as the primary income balance surplus, such as interest and dividends from external financial bonds and debts, was tallied at an all-time high of 22.229 trillion yen.

The current account surplus in September was 1.7171 trillion yen, continuing its 20th consecutive month of surplus since February last year.