Japan’s January exports rise faster than forecast
Tuesday, February 23rd, 2010LOS ANGELES (MarketWatch) — Japanese exports for January rose by a larger-than-expected margin, helped by a sharp gain in shipments to China.
Worldwide, exports rose an unadjusted 40.9% by value from the previous January to total 4.90 trillion yen ($54.3 billion), the Ministry of Finance said Wednesday. The result beat a consensus forecast for a 36.4% rise, according to Dow Jones Newswires.
Read more at MarketWatch



