Japan posted a merchandise trade surplus of 217.381 billion yen in February, the Ministry of Finance said on Wednesday - down 80.5 percent on year.
That was shy of expectations for a surplus of 420 billion yen following the downwardly revised 325.4 billion yen deficit in January (originally -323.9 billion yen).
Exports dropped 4.5 percent on year to 6.038 trillion yen, also missing forecasts for a decline of 0.8 percent after rising 6.4 percent in the previous month.
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