Trade balance for November: Y -891.9bn
- expected Y -992.0 bn, prior was Y -736.9bn
Trade balance (adjusted): Y -925.0bn
- expected Y -982.8bn, prior was Y -977.5bn
Exports +4.9% y/y
- expected +7.0%, prior was +9.6%
Imports -1.7 %y/y
- expected +1.6%, prior was +3.1%
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- A slight narrowing of the deficit
- Exports well below what was expected
- Imports also below expected
USD/JPY not doing a real lot on the data release
