External trade (Dec.)

The first rise in export values in more than a year reflects a combination of soaring export volumes and the recent depreciation of the yen. However, a weaker exchange rate tends to lift import prices by more than it boosts the yen-value of shipments, so the trade surplus has started to fall again.

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