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Vol. 5 Num 1087 Fri. June 22, 2007  
   
Business


Japan's trade surplus up 9.3pc in May


Japan's trade surplus rose 9.3 percent from a year earlier to 389.5 billion yen (3.15 billion dollars) in May on strong exports of cars and steel, the government said Thursday.

Exports expanded 15.1 percent to 6.57 trillion yen while imports rose 15.5 percent to 6.18 trillion yen, the Japanese finance ministry said.