JAPAN REPORTS CURRENT ACCOUNT SURPLUS FOR THE MONTH OF AUGUST

Highlights –

• Japan reports current account surplus for the month of August; logs $19.82 billion.
• The amount fell from a year earlier even though it was at a slower pace.
• Exports went down by 15.5 percent to 5.12 trillion yen.
• The services deficit widened to 316.6 billion yen from red ink of 1.5 billion yen a year before.

According to government dat....