Japan logged a 776.94 billion yen ($5.4 billion) trade deficit in November, government data showed Wednesday, after record U.S.-bound shipments failed to prevent the first drop in overall exports in three months, boding ill for an economic rebound driven by external demand.Exports dipped 0.2 percent from a year earlier to 8.82 trillion yen while imports dropped 11.9 percent to 9.60 trillion, according to the Finance Ministry's preliminary report.The deficit shrank 62.2 percent from its year-earlier level as energy imports dropped sharply. High prices of crude oil, coal and liquefied natural…READ FULL ARTICLE
