Japan logs record 17.51 tril. yen current account surplus in April-Sept.

Japan's current account surplus in the first half of fiscal 2025 rose 14.1 percent from a year earlier to a record 17.51 trillion yen ($113 billion), as its goods trade balance moved out of deficit, government data showed Tuesday.In the April-September period, the surplus in the current account balance, one of the broadest gauges of international trade, hit the highest level for any fiscal half-year period since comparable data became available in 1985, the Finance Ministry said.The goods trade improved from a deficit of 2.36 trillion yen to a surplus of 49.4 billion yen, as imports decreas…READ FULL ARTICLE