Japan Posts 3.67-T.-Yen Current Account Surplus in Nov.

Tokyo, Jan. 13 (Jiji Press)–Japan posted a current account surplus of 3,674.1 billion yen in November 2025, up 10 pct from a year earlier, thanks to a wider trade surplus driven by stronger exports, the Finance Ministry said Tuesday. According to the ministry’s preliminary balance of payments data, the country’s current account, which covers trade in goods and services as well as investment income, remained in surplus for the 10th consecutive month. The trade surplus jumped 5.2-fold to 625.3 billion yen. Exports rose 5.1 pct to 9,390.8 billion yen, led by brisk shipments of semiconductors and other electronic components as well as pharmaceuticals. Imports slipped 0.5 pct to 8,765.5 billion yen. The primary income balance, which includes returns on overseas investments, posted a surplus of 3,380.9 billion yen, up 0.2 pct, as interest payments on borrowings declined amid reduced interbank lending. The services trade balance recorded a 44.1-billion-yen deficit, reversing the year-earlier surplus of 267.7 billion yen. The ministry said this was mainly due to a setback from an increase in demand for patent transfer-linked research and development services logged a year before. END [Copyright The Jiji Press, Ltd.]