Japan’s exports jump 17% in May, but logs a deficit as imports surge

Japan’s exports jump 17% in May, but logs a deficit as imports surge

TOKYO (AP) — Japan recorded a trade deficit in May, the first in four months, as imports of electrical machinery surged, helping to offset a jump in exports, the Finance Ministry reported Wednesday. Preliminary data showed Japan’ s exports rose 17% in May from the same month last year to 9.51 trill...

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