Japan posted a current account surplus of 1.653 billion yen in August, the Ministry of Finance said on Thursday.
That exceeded forecasts for a surplus of 1.226 billion yen following the 1.808 billion yen surplus in July.
The trade balance came in at a deficit of 326.1 billion yen following the 108.0 billion yen shortfall in the previous month.
Exports added 3.6 percent on year to 5.857 trillion yen after climbing 4.6 percent to 6.544 trillion in July. Imports slipped an annual 4.9 percent to 6.184 trillion yen after dipping 6.5 percent to 6.652 trillion yen a month earlier.
The capital account reflected a shortfall of 10.1 billion yen, the ministry said, while the financial account saw a surplus of 1.938 trillion yen.
The adjusted current account balance was a surplus of 1.590 trillion yen, topping expectations for 1.226 trillion yen and up from 1.321 trillion yen a month earlier.
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