Japan’s Exports Rise Most in Seven Months in Boost to Abe

Japan’s exports climbed the most in seven months in September, supporting a rebound in the economy as Prime Minister Shinzo Abe weighs another sales-tax increase.

Overseas shipments rose 6.9 percent from a year earlier, the finance ministry said in Tokyo today, compared with the median estimate for a 6.5 percent increase in a Bloomberg News survey of 27 economists. Imports grew 6.2 percent, leaving a trade deficit of 958.3 billion yen ($9 billion).