Japan posted a trade deficit of 2.03 trillion yen ($15 billion) in November after imports grew more than exports amid higher energy costs and a weaker yen, government data showed Thursday, increasing the likelihood the resource-scarce nation will report its largest-ever yearly deficit at the end of 2022.Energy-related imports pushed up the overall import figure by 30.3 percent from a year earlier to 10.86 trillion yen. This compares with exports that grew 20 percent to 8.84 trillion yen amid robust U.S.-bound shipments of cars and machinery, the Finance Ministry said in a preliminary report…READ FULL ARTICLE
