Japan Logs Surprise Trade Deficit In August: Gov't
Fakhir Rizvi Published September 21, 2016 | 08:15 AM
TOKYO, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News -21st Sept,2016) - Japan's exports tumbled and the country logged a surprise trade deficit in August, data showed Wednesday, reviving concerns about the economy just before the Bank of Japan wraps up a closely watched meeting.
Shipments overseas fell 9.6 percent from a year earlier as a strong Yen clouds the country's trade picture. That left a trade deficit of 18.7 billion yen ($184 million), the first shortfall in three months and after markets had forecast a 200 billion yen surplus.
Overall exports fell for the 11th consecutive month, with vehicle and steel shipments among the worst hit sectors.
The weak figures are bad news for the central bank as it wraps up its two-day meeting later in the day, with Japanese officials under increasing pressure to kickstart shaky growth.
Bank watchers think that BoJ policymakers may try to kickstart the economy by expanding an already massive 80 trillion yen ($785 billion) annual asset-buying plan. But there are concerns that the bank is running out of government bonds that it can buy under the programme.
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