１１月経常黒字１．９兆円、過去最大　資源高一服、貿易赤字が半減―財務省

　財務省が１２日発表した２０２３年１１月の国際収支速報によると、海外とのモノやサービスの取引、投資収益の状況を示す経常収支は１兆９２５６億円の黒字だった。黒字は１０カ月連続。資源価格の高騰が一服し、貿易赤字が縮小したことなどが要因。１１月として過去最大の黒字幅となった。
　輸出額から輸入額を差し引いた貿易収支は７２４１億円の赤字で、前年同月から赤字幅が半減した。輸出は８兆６２３９億円と前年同月比４．５％減少。輸入は、石炭や液化天然ガス（ＬＮＧ）などのエネルギー資源の輸入額が大幅減となった影響で、１１．４％減の９兆３４８１億円だった。（2024/01/12-11:20）

Japan posted a record current account surplus for November, chiefly as its trade deficit shrank thanks to a pause in resources price surges, government data showed Friday.
   The country's current account surplus grew 8.7 pct from a year before to 1,925.6 billion yen, the Finance Ministry said. Japan posted a surplus in the current account balance, the broadest measure of the country's trade and investment with the rest of the world, for the 10th straight month.
   Its goods trade deficit totaled 724.1 billion yen, more than halving from the year-before deficit of 1,521 billion yen.
   Exports declined 4.5 pct to 8,623.9 billion yen. Imports plunged 11.4 pct to 9,348.1 billion yen, reflecting a sharp fall in the value of imports of energy resources, such as coal and liquefied natural gas.
   In services trade, Japan logged a surplus of 24.7 billion yen, against 124.5 billion yen in deficit a year before, as the travel account surplus grew thanks to a rise in the number of visitors to Japan.