JAPAN’S CURRENT ACCOUNT SURPLUS ROSE TO $12 BILLION IN APRIL

Highlights –

• Japan’s current account surplus rose to $12 billion in April.
• April saw a larger rise in exports than in imports in terms of value.
• Imports jumped 11.3 percent to 6.54 trillion yen.
• Primary income, gained 7.3 percent to 2.18 trillion yen.

Japan’s Finance Ministry on Tuesday reported that the country’s current account surpl....