BoP Current Account Balance for February: ¥ 2813.7B (expected ¥ 2512.9B)

Japanese data

BoP Current Account Balance for February ¥ 2813.6B

• expected ¥ 2512.9B, prior ¥ 65.5B
• A big jump for the (unadjusted) surplus from January and ahead of estimates

BoP Current Account Adjusted ¥ 2210.9B

• expected ¥ 1788.8B, prior ¥ 1259.8
• Ditto, ahead of January and ahead of estimates

Trade Balance BoP Basis ¥ 1076.8B

• expected ¥ 981.7B, prior ¥ -853.4B

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• Exports higher, they'd been held back somewhat by the Chinese lunar new year
• Largest surplus for the CA since March of last year

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Data from Japan's Ministry of Finance