The total value improved 2.9% to Y442.2 billion, accomplishing the first year-on-year improvement in three months. The top three items – wood pulp, plastic and products, and machinery – all increased notably.

Meanwhile, imports from China to Japan surged 14.3% to 2,089,207 tons, which was another year-on-year inflation for the third consecutive month. In terms of value, they climbed 7.9% to \1.274 trillion, which as the first expansion in 10 months. All major commodities—but organic chemicals—swelled across the board.

http://www.jiffa.or.jp/en/news/entry-4646.html

Source: http://www.jiffa.or.jp/en/news/entry-4646.html
2017-03-29

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