２月貿易黒字、５８４５億円　４年ぶり高水準、自動車輸出が好調―財務省

　財務省が１９日発表した２月の貿易統計速報（通関ベース）によると、輸出額から輸入額を差し引いた貿易収支は５８４５億円の黒字だった。黒字は２カ月ぶり。米国への自動車輸出などが好調で、黒字幅は２０２１年３月（６０９８億円）以来約４年ぶりの高水準となった。対米貿易黒字は２月として過去最大だった。
　輸出額は前年同月比１１．４％増の９兆１９１１億円。米国向け自動車に加え、台湾向け半導体製造装置などがけん引した。輸入額は０．７％減の８兆６０６６億円。原油や石炭、液化天然ガスはいずれも輸入額が減少した。このうち石炭は、数量が増加した一方、金額は２０．３％の大幅減となっており、資源高は一服しつつある。（2025/03/19-11:15）

Japan logged a customs-cleared trade surplus of 584.5 billion yen in February, the biggest amount since March 2021, Finance Ministry preliminary data showed Wednesday.
   The country's trade surplus with the United States was highest on record for February.
   Total exports stood at 9,191.1 billion yen, up 11.4 pct from a year before. Chip-manufacturing device exports to Taiwan contributed to the increase, as did vehicle exports to the United States.
   Imports declined 0.7 pct to 8,606.6 billion yen, pulled down by lower exports of crude oil, coal and liquefied natural gas in value. While the amount of coal imports increased, the value plummeted 20.3 pct
   In trade with the United States, Japan logged 918.8 billion yen in surplus, up 29.3 pct. The number of vehicles shipped to the United States increased 2.9 pct due to stock adjustment. The value of vehicle exports rose a bigger 13.9 pct as the yen weakened 4.3 pct.