Japan’s August trade deficit widens sharply on higher imports

Manshi Mamtora

• Japan’s trade deficit widened to JPY 1,105.6B in August from JPY 294.1B a year earlier, marking the fourth consecutive monthly deficit and the largest since January.
• Imports jumped 28.0% year over year to JPY 11,153.9B, exceeding the 26.3% market forecast and marking their

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