TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan’s exports fell 0.2% in November from the same month a year ago, Ministry of Finance (MOF) data showed on Wednesday.
That compares with a 1.5% rise expected by economists in a Reuters poll. It followed a 1.6% rise in October.
Imports fell 11.9% in the year to November, versus the median estimate for an 8.6% decrease.
The trade balance came to a deficit of 776.9 billion yen ($5.40 billion), versus the median estimate for a 962.4 billion yen deficit.
To view full tables, go to the MOF website:
http://www.customs.go.jp/toukei/info/index_e.htm
($1 = 143.9000 yen)
(Reporting by Tetsushi Kajimoto; Editing by Chang-Ran Kim)
