２月経常黒字、２．６兆円　貿易赤字が縮小―財務省

　財務省が８日発表した２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２兆６４４２億円の黒字だった。黒字は１３カ月連続で、前年同月比２０．２％増。自動車の輸出額が伸びて貿易赤字が縮小したことが経常黒字額を押し上げた。
　輸出額から輸入額を差し引いた貿易収支は２８０９億円の赤字で、赤字額は前年同月の５８６０億円から半減した。輸出額は、自動車や自動車部品などが増えて５．５％増の８兆９７１億円。輸入額は、石炭や液化天然ガス（ＬＮＧ）が減った一方、衣類などの増加で１．４％増の８兆３７８０億円だった。（2024/04/08-11:19）

Japan's current account surplus climbed 20.2 pct in February from a year before to 2,644.2 billion yen as its goods trade deficit narrowed thanks to higher vehicle exports, the Finance Ministry said in a preliminary report Monday.
   The country posted a surplus in the current account, which measures goods and services trade and investment flows, for the 13th straight month.
   The goods trade deficit was slashed in half to 280.9 billion yen from 586 billion yen.
   Exports increased 5.5 pct to 8,097.1 billion yen, propelled by autos and auto parts. Imports rose 1.4 pct to 8,378 billion yen, with a rise in clothing more than offsetting a decline in coal and liquefied natural gas.
   The services trade deficit dwindled 75.2 pct to 55.6 billion yen. The surplus in travel services grew to 417.1 billion yen, the largest for February, as the Chinese Lunar New Year holidays helped to boost a number of visitors to Japan.