In the first half of Japan's trade deficit hitting a record high

Xinhua News Agency, Tokyo, July 21 (Reporter Liu Chunyan) The results of trade statistics released by the Ministry of Finance on the 21st on the 21st show that due to the rise in the price of imported goods such as crude oil, the yen depreciated sharply.The $ 1 is about 138 yen), which set a record high in the same period comparable to statistics.

The report shows that the import volume in Japan in the first half of the year increased by 37.9%year -on -year to 53.86 trillion yen.To 4594 trillion yen, the exports of steel, mineral fuel, semiconductor and other products have increased significantly.In the first half of the year, the imports and exports reached a record high in the same period.

According to the monthly data released on the same day, as of June, Japan had had a trade deficit for 11 consecutive months. The trade deficit in June was 1.38 trillion yen, which also reached a record high in history.

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