Japan - Trade balance for May: Y -40.7bn (expected Y 70bn, prior Y823.2bn)
20 June 2016, 06:15
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Japan - Trade balance data, May
Japan - Trade balance for May, deficit of 40.7bn yen
- expected Y 70bn, prior Y823.2bn
And adjusted trade balance for May Y 269.8bn
- expected Y113.4bn, prior Y426.6bn
Exports -11.3% y/y (fastest fall since January of this year)
- expected -10%, prior -10.1%
Imports -13.8% y/y
- expected -13.8% y/y, prior -23.3bn
more to come
USD/JPY little changed, up a few points after the data
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ps. GBP continues to make gains in the early goings on here. Just prior to this data point GBP/USD is around.1.4536
