JAPAN REPORTS THE FIRST HALF OF THE 2020 ACCOUNT SURPLUS TO HAVE REACHED ITS LOWEST LEVEL

Highlights –

• Japan reports the first half of the 2020 account surplus to have reached its lowest level.
• Due to the pandemic, the country’s account surplus lowered by 31.4 percent.
• The Finance Ministry reported that in June the account surplus lowered by 86.6 percent.
• Exports and imports fell by 15.6 percent and 12.3 percent respectively.

Due to th....