Japan exports fall 10.3pc amid global slowdown, China spat

Japan posted its worst September trade figures in more than 30 years, official data showed on Monday, as the global slowdown and a territorial spat with China weighed on the world’s third-largest economy.

Tokyo posted a monthly trade deficit of 558.6 billion yen (HK$54.6 billion), reversing a year-earlier surplus of 288.8 billion yen, data from the finance ministry showed, as overall exports fell 10.3 per cent on-year.

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