Energy dents Japan trade surplus
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Japan's trade surplus shrank by more than expected in October after energy imports rose, official data shows.
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Japanâs Nikkei index has lost a third of its value since July, and the Tokyo Stock Exchange has lost $1.3 trillion in value â equivalent to the entire economy of Canada.
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The trade deficit jumped to the second-highest level in history as surging demand for foreign oil swamped a small gain in US exports, the government reported Thursday.
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A record jump in the price of imported oil pushed the trade deficit to &#36;63.8 billion in May, offsetting robust overseas sales gains by American companies.
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The trade deficit increased to the second-highest level in history as surging demand for foreign oil swamped a small gain in US exports, the government reported yesterday.
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The U.S. trade deficit narrowed in December as oil import prices had the biggest decline in nearly 14 years, while first-time claims for jobless benefits fell to the lowest level in more than 4 years.
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Japan recorded a 4.4bn yen trade surplus in January, figures show, helped by lower oil prices.
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Japan's industrial output fell unexpectedly in May, hit by falling production of electronic and IT products.
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Growth in manufacturing slowed from the euro zone to Japan in October as strong oil prices and a stuttering global economy took their toll, although British companies performed better, survey data showed.
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Economic growth in Japan slows down as the country experiences a drop in domestic and corporate spending.
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Japan is trying to take the lead on climate change at this week's G-8 summit, but the world's second-largest economy is falling behind on its existing obligations to cut greenhouse gas emissions.
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The Japanese economy is expected to grow just above 2.0 percent in 2005 and 2006, losing some steam on slower exports after an estimated robust 4.0-percent expansion this year, according to the OECD.
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ESSEN, Germany  - The G7 industrial powers, under pressure to address a decline of the yen, warned investors on Saturday that they could get burned betting in one direction when Japan's economy was continuing to strengthen.
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The U.S. trade deficit, propelled by a record foreign oil bill, surged to $54 billion in August, the second highest level in history. The politically sensitive deficit with China hit a new high as American retailers upped their orders for cell phones, toys and televisions.
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Japan's trade surplus hits a 24-year high as exports to Asia and Europe offset a fall in sales to the US.
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Japan's trade surplus in August fell sharply for the first decline in 14 months as higher costs for imported oil combined with weaker export growth, prompting concerns about the country's economic outlook, the finance ministry said.
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The dollar slipped broadly on Monday  after Japanese data highlighted the imbalance between Asian  trade surpluses and U.S. deficits, prompting many investors to  unwind bets of further gains in the greenback.