Preliminary statistics released by Japan's Ministry of Finance on the 17th showed that due to a decrease in exports and an increase in imports, Japan had a trade deficit of 294.3 billion yen in September, a deficit for 3 consecutive months. According to the data, Japan's exports in September were 9.04 trillion yen, down 1.7% year on year. Among them, exports of automobiles, mineral fuels, construction and mining machinery decreased by 9.2%, 49.8%, and 33.3%, respectively, while exports of manufacturing equipment such as semiconductors increased 26.3% year on year.

Preliminary statistics released by Japan's Ministry of Finance on the 17th showed that due to a decrease in exports and an increase in imports, Japan had a trade deficit of 294.3 billion yen in September, a deficit for 3 consecutive months. According to the data, Japan's exports in September were 9.04 trillion yen, down 1.7% year on year. Among them, exports of automobiles, mineral fuels, construction and mining machinery decreased by 9.2%, 49.8%, and 33.3%, respectively, while exports of manufacturing equipment such as semiconductors increased 26.3% year on year.