Japan's trade surplus jumps 44.2 percent in July on Asian demand
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Japan's trade surplus in July rose a sharper-than-expected 44.2 percent on the back of record Asia-bound exports but some economists warned exports may slow later this year as China's economy cools.
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Japan's wholesale prices rose at an annual rate of 3.4% in August, following higher raw material and oil costs.
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Japan's economy outperformed both the United States and the euro zone in January-March for the second straight quarter, reinforcing expectations the Bank of Japan will raise rates in August.
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China has seen its trade surplus hit $22.4bn in May from a year earlier, according to official data.
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Rising oil prices increased the U.S. trade gap in July to a record high, the government reported Tuesday, as the deficit between imports and exports soared above forecasts.
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TOKYO: Japan&#39;s Nikkei average closed up 0.75 per cent on Wednesday, rising for a fourth day after an advance in US blue chips to three-and-a-half-year highs offset an unexpected drop in Japan&#39;s trade surplus.
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America's deficit in the broadest measure of trade shot up to an all-time high in the summer, reflecting the huge jump in the country's foreign oil bill.
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Japan's Nikkei average rose on Wednesday after the Federal Reserve indicated the U.S. economy was growing moderately, boosting exporters such as Matsushita Electric Industrial Co. and Toyota Motor Corp.
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Japan Airlines Corp., Asia&#39;s largest carrier by sales, had a sixfold jump in second-quarter profit as rising Japanese exports boosted airfreight demand and passenger numbers rebounded from last year&#39;s SARS-induced slump.
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Business & money: Asian demand continues to lift commodity values as Vale contract heralds even more lucrative deals
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China's trade surplus jumped 19.5% in January as the economy continued its rapid growth.
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Record oil import prices and strong   demand for foreign goods ranging from cars to computers helped   pushed the U.S. trade deficit to a record $68 billion in July,   a government report showed on Tuesday.
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Japan&#39;s trade surplus rose by 8.8% in October from a year earlier, to 1.164 trillion yen ($11.32bn; Â£6.02bn). The rise was above market expectations, because of one-off exports of vessels, the Ministry of Finance said.
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ChinaÂs trade surplus with the world ballooned last month to $18.8 billion as exports soared, according to preliminary customs figures.
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The current-account surplus widened at the fastest rate in three years in April as exports rose and a weaker yen increased the value of investments abroad. The surplus expanded 50.3 percent, to 1.99 trillion yen ($16 billion), from a year earlier, as growth in exports to Asia and Europe helped offset a decline in shipments to the United States, the Ministry of Finance said. The trade balance climbed 34.7 percent. Exports climbed 7.3 percent from a year earlier, and imports advanced 3.2 percent.
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Strong export demand helped Japan to grow at a rate of 3.7% in the last quarter of 2007, figures show.
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A corporate spending survey that boosted optimism about Japan's economy drove Tokyo shares sharply higher on Monday, while other Asian stock markets traded around multi-month highs.