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Japan Posts Largest Monthly Trade Deficit On Record

Sam RoFeb 20, 2014, 05:24 IST

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Japan had a 2.79 trillion yen trade deficit in January, which was wider than the 2.49 trillion yen expected by economists.

This was the larges monthly deficit on record, reports Bloomberg.

Exports during the monthy climbed 9.5%, which was lower than the 12.7% expected.

More to come...