Surging exports push down Japan's January trade deficit

Surging exports helped cut Japan's trade deficit by more than half in January, data showed Thursday, while falling oil prices also narrowed the gap by reducing the country's huge post-Fukushima energy bills. The upbeat finance ministry numbers -- particularly the surging value of shipments to the US and China -- come a day after the Bank of Japan pointed to a stronger export picture as it said ...



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