Japan logs goods trade surplus of 5.5 bln USD in June

Source: Xinhua| 2019-07-18 09:00:00|Editor: Shi Yinglun
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TOKYO, July 18 (Xinhua) -- Japan logged a goods trade surplus in June, the government said in a report on Thursday.

According to the Finance Ministry, Japan had a goods trade surplus of 589.5 billion yen (5.5 billion U.S. dollars) in the recording month.

The ministry's preliminary report showed that exports had dropped 6.7 percent from a year earlier.

Imports, meanwhile, declined 5.2 percent, the ministry said.

Japan logged a trade deficit of 888.8 billion yen (8.23 billion U.S. dollars) for the first six months of the year, the ministry's preliminary data also showed.

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