Japan logs goods trade surplus of 1 bln USD in November

TOKYO, Dec. 18 (Xinhua) -- Japan logged a goods trade surplus in November, the government said in a preliminary report on Monday.

According to the Finance Ministry, the surplus stood at 113.4 billion yen (1 billion U.S. dollars) in the recording period.

Exports, the ministry said, increased 16.2 percent from a year earlier while imports were up 17.2 percent in the recording period, the finance ministry said.