• Current account total at+ Y503.6B(survey Y761.8B, prior Y454.7B)
  • Current account balance -68.7% y/y (survey -52.7%, prior 4.2%)
  • Adjusted current account Y-142.0B (survey Y206.2B, prior Y722.3B)
  • Trade balance BOP basis Y-471.3B (survey -Y413.5B, prior -Y644.5B)
  • Bank lending ex-trusts rose 1.1% (survey 1.1%, prior 1.2%).
  • bank lending including trusts rose 0.9%

USD/JPY stuck on hold at 79.92/94.