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March 08, 2017JAPAN CURRENT ACCOUNTS JANUARY 2017 In Japan January 2017, the current account declined 400 billion yen to a diminished 1,260 billion yen surplus over December 2016.
In January 2017, Japan net trade (goods and services) declined 409 billion yen over December 2016, resulting in a diminished 22 billion yen surplus. The net primary income surplus decreased by 2 billion yen to 1,383 billion yen; and the net secondary income (transfers) improved by 11 billion yen to a 144 billion yen deficit.
In January 2017, goods exports declined 69 billion yen to 6.140 trillion yen while goods imports increased 373 billion yen to 5.994 trillion yen, yielding a diminished 146 billion yen surplus in net goods trade. The net services deficit decreased by 33 billion yen over December 2016 to 125 billion yen. Thus, the net goods and services surplus declined 409 billion yen to 22 billion yen.
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