Japan logs $1.54 billion trade deficit in September

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Japan logs $1.54 billion trade deficit in September

TOKYO, 22nd October, 2025 (WAM) -- Japan logged a trade deficit of 234.6 billion yen ($1.54 billion) in September, government data showed Wednesday.

Exports rose 4.2 percent and imports increased 3.3 percent from a year earlier, the Finance Ministry said in a preliminary report.

In the first half of fiscal 2025 through September, Japan had a trade deficit of 1.22 trillion yen, Kyodo News quoted the ministry as saying.