経常黒字、２０．６兆円に倍増　２３年、輸出最大で貿易赤字縮小―財務省

　財務省が８日発表した２０２３年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の黒字額は前年比９２．５％増の２０兆６２９５億円と、ほぼ倍増となった。輸出額が過去最大を更新し、貿易収支の赤字幅が縮小。旅行収支や第１次所得収支の黒字幅も最大だった。
　輸出額から輸入額を差し引いた貿易収支は６兆６２９０億円の赤字（前年は１５兆７４３６億円の赤字）。輸出額は自動車の伸びがけん引し、１．５％増の１００兆２７４３億円、輸入額は資源高の一服で６．６％減の１０６兆９０３２億円となった。（2024/02/08-11:32）

Japan's current account surplus surged 92.5 pct in 2023 from the previous year, as the country's trade deficit shrank thanks to record exports, government data showed Thursday.
   The surplus in the current account, the broadest measure of the country's overseas trade and investment flows, totaled 20,629.5 billion yen, the Finance Ministry said in a preliminary report.
   Japan's deficit in goods trade shrank 57.9 pct to 6,629 billion yen. Exports grew 1.5 pct to 100,274.3 billion yen, while imports declined 6.6 pct to 106,903.2 billion yen.
   The country also logged record surpluses in travel service and the primary income balance.
   In December alone, Japan's current account surplus grew sharply to 744.3 billion yen from 9.5 billion yen a year before.