Strong growth in Japan’s main export markets has provided a fillip to export volumes in recent quarters. However, foreign demand growth is likely to fade in coming months and the unusual recent weakness in import volumes should also have run its course. The upshot is that the tailwind that net trade is currently providing to growth should start to fade soon.
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