Apr 3, 2022
Japan’s April current account surplus down 55% amid Ukraine war
Japan’s current account surplus shrank 55.6% in April from a year earlier to ¥501.1 billion ($3.8 billion), government data showed Wednesday, as imports grew to their highest level in more than 20 years on soaring energy costs due to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The current account balance, one of the widest gauges of international trade,