８月経常黒字３．８兆円　配当金増加で過去最大―財務省

　財務省が８日発表した８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６５．８％増の３兆８０３６億円の黒字だった。黒字は１９カ月連続で、単月として過去最大。配当金や利子収支を示す第１次所得収支の黒字額も過去最大となり、全体を押し上げた。
　第１次所得収支は２８．５％増の４兆７００６億円の黒字。自動車などの海外子会社からの配当金が増えたことが寄与した。海外金利の上昇で債券利子の受け取りも増えた。（2024/10/08-11:10）

Japan's current account surplus in August rose 65.8 from a year earlier pct to 3,803.6 billion yen, a record high for a single month, Finance Ministry data showed Tuesday.
   The country logged a surplus in the current account, the broadest measure of a country's international trade and investment flows, for the 19th consecutive month, with the primary income surplus also hitting a record high.
   The surplus in the primary income account, which mainly covers Japanese companies' dividend and interest receipts from abroad, increased 28.5 pct to 4,700.6 billion yen, thanks to expanded dividend receipts from overseas subsidiaries of automakers and other firms. The surplus was also pushed up by an increase in interest receipts from foreign bond investment amid higher interest rates overseas.
   The goods trade balance was in the red with a deficit of 377.9 billion yen, smaller than a 755.2-billion-yen deficit a year before, as exports expanded at a faster pace than imports did. Exports climbed 6.2 pct to 8,388.8 billion yen, reflecting brisk shipments of semiconductor manufacturing equipment, while imports rose 1.3 pct to 8,766.8 billion yen, led by expanded purchases of pharmaceutical and petroleum products.
   The services trade deficit decreased to 104.9 billion yen from 301.9 billion yen a year ago, as the travel account surplus reached a record high for August at 404.5 billion.