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Japan's August imports rise 28% year-on-year, beating expectations
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Japan's goods imports for August increased by 28% year-on-year, surpassing the market expectation of a 26.3% rise. The previous month's import growth figure was also revised slightly upward from 27.80% to 27.90%. This data point, reported by financial data provider Jin10, indicates stronger-than-expected import demand in the Japanese economy for the month of August.
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Japan's goods imports increased by 28% in August compared to the same period last year, surpassing market expectations of 26.3%.
The previous month's figure was revised upward from 27.80% to 27.90%.
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金十数据Neutral / independent
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Japan’s August exports rise 19.3%, imports up 28%, both beating forecasts