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Japan's September current account surplus falls to 2.37 trillion yen
Japan recorded a 2.37 trillion yen current account surplus in September, the Finance Ministry said.
The surplus was 2 trillion yen smaller than a year earlier, partly because Japanese companies received less income from overseas investments.
Primary income, which includes those investment earnings, fell 27.1 percent to 3.55 trillion yen.
Japan's goods trade shifted to a 187.5 billion yen deficit, as imports rose faster than exports.
Imports increased 17.8 percent, with higher crude oil prices amid Middle East tensions contributing to the rise.
For April through September, Japan's current account surplus was 17.15 trillion yen, down 0.4 percent from the same period a year earlier.
The current account is a broad measure of a country's transactions with the rest of the world, and the figures provide a snapshot of Japan's trade and investment income.
Japan recorded a current account surplus of 2.37 trillion yen in September, the Finance Ministry said.
The surplus was 2 trillion yen lower than a year earlier, amid reduced dividend receipts from overseas subsidiaries.
The primary income balance fell 27.1 percent to 3.55 trillion yen.
The goods trade balance shifted to a deficit of 187.5 billion yen, from a surplus of 247 billion yen a year earlier.
For April through September, the current account surplus was 17.15 trillion yen, down 0.4 percent from the same period last year.
- Who
- Japan, according to the Finance Ministry.
- What
- It recorded a current account surplus of 2.37 trillion yen in September.
- When
- September 2026; the ministry reported the figures on November 10.
- Where
- Japan.
- Why
- The surplus fell year on year, reflecting lower dividend receipts from overseas subsidiaries.
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Japan recorded a current account surplus of 17.15 trillion yen for the first half of fiscal 2026.
Japan recorded a current account surplus of 2.37 trillion yen.
The Finance Ministry reported the September figures.
- September current account surplus
- 2.37 trillion yen
- Year-on-year change in surplus
- Down 2 trillion yen
- Primary income balance
- 3.55 trillion yen, down 27.1 percent
- Goods trade balance
- Deficit of 187.5 billion yen
- First-half fiscal 2026 current account surplus
- 17.15 trillion yen, down 0.4 percent