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Japan's August trade deficit narrows to ¥840.6bn, beating expectations
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Japan's seasonally adjusted goods trade balance for August registered a deficit of 840.588 billion yen, according to data from jin10. This figure was narrower than the market expectation of a 984.2 billion yen deficit, but wider than the previous month's revised deficit of 686.0 billion yen. The data provides a snapshot of Japan's trade performance in goods for the month, indicating an improvement relative to analyst forecasts.
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- Actual: -840.588 billion yen
- Expected: -984.2 billion yen
- Previous: -686 billion yen
Japan's seasonally adjusted goods trade balance for August registered a deficit of 840.588 billion yen. This figure was narrower than the market expectation of a 984.2 billion yen deficit, but wider than the previous month's deficit of 686 billion yen.
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金十数据Neutral / independent
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