７月経常黒字、３兆１９３０億円　過去最大、投資収益増―財務省

　財務省が９日発表した７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前年同月比１５．１％増の３兆１９３０億円の黒字だった。黒字は１８カ月連続で、比較可能な１９８５年以降の７月としては過去最大を更新。配当金や利子の収支を示す第１次所得収支の黒字額が、単月として過去最高となったことが寄与した。
　第１次所得収支の黒字額は２５．１％増の４兆４４１０億円。金融・保険業をはじめ海外子会社からの配当金が増えたほか、債券の利子収入が伸びた。（2024/09/09-11:58）

Japan posted 3,193 billion yen in current account surplus in July, up 15.1 pct from a year before and the largest for the month since the 1985 start of comparable data, Finance Ministry data showed Monday.
   The country logged a current account surplus for the 18th straight month, according to the preliminary balance of payments data.
   The result reflected a strong primary income surplus, which expanded 25.1 pct to 4,441 billion yen to hit a record high for a single month thanks to higher dividend receipts from foreign subsidiaries especially in the finance and insurance industries and to growth in interest income from bond holdings.
   The goods trade balance turned red with a deficit of 482.7 billion yen from a year-before surplus of 107.2 billion yen.
   Exports increased 9.7 pct to 9,417.1 billion yen. Imports rose a bigger 16.8 pct to 9,899.9 billion yen, boosted by a large gain in imports of medicines and telecommunications equipment such as smartphones.