Japan had a merchandise trade surplus of 823.474 billion yen in April, the Ministry of Finance said on Monday.
That exceeded expectations for a surplus of 521.4 billion yen following the 754.2 billion yen surplus in March.
Exports were down 10.1 percent on year, missing forecasts for a fall of 9.9 percent following the 6.8 percent drop in the previous month.
Imports tumbled an annual 23.3 percent versus expectations for a decline of 19.3 percent after skidding 14.9 percent a month earlier.
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