IANS | 11 May, 2013
Japan's current account surplus for fiscal 2012 decreased to its
lowest-ever level, down 43.6 percent from the previous year, according
to government data released Friday.
In fiscal 2012 ending March
31, Japan registered a current account surplus of 4.29 trillion yen, the
finance ministry said in a preliminary report.
The surplus in
the balance, one of the widest gauges of international trade, stood at
1.25 trillion yen in March, according to the ministry. The balance
logged a surplus for the second straight month.
