Japan's August trade deficit hit a new high

Xinhua News Agency, Tokyo, September 15th (Reporter Liu Chunyan Tu Yifan) The results of trade statistics released by Japan ’s Ministry of Finance on the 15th show that due to the high depreciation of imported goods in imported goods, the trade deficit in Japan for 13 consecutive months.2.82 trillion yen (about $ 1 or 143 yen), a record high.

The report shows that due to the significant increase in imports such as coal, liquefied natural gas, and crude oil, the import volume in Japan increased by 49.9%year -on -year to 10.88 trillion yen in the month, a record high.

In the month, Japan's export volume increased by 22.1%year -on -year to 8.06 trillion yen. Exports in the fields of automotive, mineral fuel, semiconductor manufacturing equipment and other fields were the most prominent.

From the perspective of the country and regions, the export of China to China in that month was 1.61 trillion yen, and the exports to the United States and the European Union were 1.54 trillion yen and 721.8 billion yen.China continues to maintain the largest export market status in Japan.

[Editor in charge: Zhou Chuqing]

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