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February 08, 2016JAPAN CURRENT ACCOUNTS DECEMBER 2015 Japan recorded an increase in the current account surplus, rising 212 billion yen to 1.6 trillion yen in December 2015. The net trade in goods and services moved from a surplus of 62.5 billion yen in November to a 40.4 billion yen deficit in December. Primary income registered a surplus of 1.8 trillion yen and secondary income a 94.7 billion yen deficit for the month of December.
For 2015, the Japan current account surplus increased 14.0 trillion yen for a surplus of 16.6 trillion yen. Net trade in goods was the main contributed to the increase with a gain of 9.8 trillion yen as good exports rose 1.1 trillion and imports fell 8.7 trillion yen. Net trade in services increased 1.5 trillion yen, primary income increased 2.7 trillion yen, and the secondary income account was up 0.6 trillion yen.
Source: Japan Ministry of Finance - Balance of Payments