Japan logs current account surplus for 21st month
TOKYO, Dec. 9 (Xinhua) -- Japan recorded a current account surplus of 2.46 trillion yen (about 16.4 billion U.S. dollars) in October, marking the 21st consecutive month of surplus, according to preliminary data released by the Ministry of Finance on Monday.
The main driver of the surplus was record-high income from overseas investments, supported by the weaker yen and rising global interest rates.
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