JAPAN`S EXPORT GROWTH SLOWS FOR SIXTH STRAIGHT MONTH
Baku, September 27 (AZERTAC). Japan`s export growth slowed for a sixth straight month in August, in a sign that the recovery is losing steam.
August`s 15.8% annual rise in exports was well down from a peak in February, when growth rose to 45.3%.
The August slowdown came as the yen approached a 15-year high against the dollar, and led to Japan`s central bank intervening to weaken the currency.
Japan is also worried that a deepening territorial row with its biggest export partner, China, will also hurt growth.
The Japanese trade figures show that US-bound exports rose 8.8% from a year earlier, but were much weaker than the 25.9% rise in July.
Exports to Asia, which account for more than half of Japan`s total exports, rose 18.6% from August last year, slower than July`s increase of 23.8%.
Exports to China were up 18.5% in August from a year earlier, down from a 22.7% annual increase in July.
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