
Ministry of Finance
November 9, 2021
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Japan’s current account surplus in April-September grew 39.8% from a year before to ¥8,012.0 billion, pushed up chiefly by an increase in dividends that companies received from their overseas subsidiaries, government data showed Tuesday.
In September alone, however, current account surplus dived 31.1% to ¥1,033.7 billion, dampened mainly by a fall in automobile exports, according to a preliminary balance of payments report released by the Ministry of Finance.
In the first half of fiscal 2021, exports rose 34.6% to ¥40,828.7 billion, reflecting strong demand for automobiles and auto parts.
Imports expanded 31.4% to ¥39,849.8 billion, chiefly on the back of higher crude oil prices.
As a result, Japan’s surplus in goods trade came to ¥978.9 billion, up some 200 times.
In services trade, the country posted a deficit of ¥2,619.1 billion, against the year-before deficit of ¥2,288.1 billion.
The surplus on the primary income account totaled ¥10,784.7 billion, up 14.2%.
In September, Japan saw its current account surplus shrink for the second straight month.
The country’s automobile exports plunged 40.3%, as automakers were forced to cut production due to difficulties in procuring parts from Southeast Asia amid the novel coronavirus pandemic.
Also, higher crude oil prices led growth in imports.
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