Japan exports jump 16.8% year/year in January
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TOKYO, Feb 18 (Reuters) - Japanese exports jumped 16.8% year-on-year in January, up for a fifth straight month, data from the Ministry of Finance showed on Wednesday.
The result compared with a 12% increase expected by economists in a Reuters poll.
Imports decreased 2.5% in January from a year earlier, versus a 3% increase expected by economists.
As a result, the trade balance stood at a deficit of 1.15 trillion yen ($7.50 billion), compared with the forecast of a deficit of 2.14 trillion yen.
($1 = 153.2800 yen)
(Reporting by Makiko Yamazaki; Editing by Chris Reese)
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