20 September 2001 09:13 Japan's August trade surplus falls 47.2% on year to 320.2 bln yen
Tokyo, Sept. 20 (BridgeNews) - Japan's trade surplus in August fell
47.2% from a year earlier to 320.2 billion yen, the Ministry of Finance
said. The August surplus was above private economists' average expectation
of 237 billion yen. The surplus fell on the year for the 14th straight
month. The data indicate sluggishness in the overseas economy continues.
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