Imports Imports: Percent and Income Account

imports imports: Goods trade registered a surplus of 313.4 billion as the yen's advance against other currencies hurt the value of crude oil and other imports, according to The Japan Times. Imports dropped 10.7 percent to 5.58 trillion while exports were down 0.8 percent to 5.89 trillion. The surplus in the current account, one of the widest gauges of a country's international trade, rose 28 percent from a year earlier to 1.42 trillion 12.34 billion the Finance Ministry said in a preliminary report. The dollar averaged 108.18, up from October, but down sharply from 122.54 a year ago. Hurt by the yen's advance on year, the surplus in the primary income account, which reflects how much Japan earns from foreign investments, fell 21.6 percent to 1.20 trillion. The euro traded at 116.96, down from 131.64. (news.financializer.com). As reported in the news.