昨年１１月の経常黒字３．３兆円　貿易収支が改善

　財務省が１４日発表した２０２４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３兆３５２５億円の黒字だった。黒字額は前年同月比５４．５％の大幅増で、１１月としては過去最大。貿易収支が改善したことなどから、２２カ月連続の黒字となった。
　輸出額から輸入額を差し引いた貿易収支は９７９億円の黒字（前年同月は６８３３億円の赤字）に転じた。輸出額は半導体等製造装置が伸び、２．８％増の８兆９１０４億円となった。輸入額は５．７％減の８兆８１２４億円。エネルギー価格が下落し、原油や石炭の輸入額が大幅に減少した。（2025/01/14-11:16）

Japan's current account surplus in November 2024 expanded 54.5 pct from a year earlier to 3,352.5 billion yen, a preliminary Finance Ministry report showed Tuesday.
   The current account balance, the broadest measure of a country's international trade and investment flows, logged a record high for the month of November and marked 22 straight months of surpluses, reflecting an improved trade balance.
   Japan reported a trade surplus of 97.9 billion yen, against a deficit of 683.3 billion yen a year before. Exports grew 2.8 pct to 8,910.4 billion yen, while imports shrank 5.7 pct to 8,812.4 billion yen.
   In the primary income account, which mainly covers Japanese companies' dividend and interest receipts from abroad, the country logged a surplus of 3,437.3 billion yen, up 13.0 pct.