Japan’s Trade Balance Swings to First Surplus Since 2012
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Japan’s exports exceeded imports in March for the first time in almost three years, providing support for an economy struggling with weak domestic spending.
The trade surplus was 229.3 billion yen ($1.9 billion), the finance ministry said on Wednesday, bigger than a median estimate of 44.6 billion yen in a survey of economists by Bloomberg.