TOKYO, Oct 15 (Reuters) - The surplus in Japan's current
account, the broadest measure of trade in goods and services,
rose 43.6 percent in August from a year earlier to 1.16 trillion
yen, the Ministry of Finance said on Thursday.
The surplus in merchandise trade alone rose 21.0 percent in
August from a year earlier to 1.09 trillion yen.
The following is a breakdown of the balance of payments
figures: (Unadjusted, in bln yen)
AUGUST JULY YEAR AGO
Current Acct Balance +1,157.6 +1,350.6 +806.1
-Goods and Services +546.7 +901.4 +307.1
Trade Balance +1,090.7 +1,474.8 +901.3
Exports 3,842.9 4,403.3 3,815.1
Imports 2,752.2 2,928.6 2,913.8
Services Balance -544.0 -573.3 -594.2
-Income Balance +685.1 +533.9 +561.0
-Current Transfers -74.2 -84.7 -62.0
Capital/Financial Acct -608.8 -160.4 -437.7
-Financial Account -541.3 -123.5 -416.0
Direct Investment -223.6 -308.2 -231.4
Portfolio Investment -743.6 -1,279.7 -957.7
Other Investment +426.0 +1,464.4 +773.0
-Capital Account -67.6 -36.9 -21.0
The following figures show the seasonally adjusted balance of
payments figures (in billions of yen):
AUGUST JULY
Current Account Balance +1,570.7 +1,313.3
-Goods and Services +905.4 +848.7
Trade Balance +1,419.5 +1,375.6
Exports 4,276.7 4,294.6
Imports 2,857.2 2,918.9
Services Balance -514.1 -526.9
-Income Balance +724.3 +562.4
-Current Transfers -59.0 -97.8
So, can yen go to 100 or even higher?
Can Nikkei go back up?? |
