BoP Current Account Balance for August, ¥ 287.1B
- expected ¥ 200.0B, prior ¥ 416.7B
BoP Current Account Adjusted for August: ¥ 130.8B
- expected ¥ 186.8B, prior ¥ 99.3B
Trade Balance BoP Basis August: ¥ -831.8B
- expected ¥ -770.7B, prior ¥ -828.1B
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- Current account surplus for 2nd month in a row, and comes in better than expected
- The current account has been in deficit on two occasions in 2014, January and June
- Exports for August down 1.3% y/y (were down 3.9% in July)
- Imports down 1.2% y/y
