By Gokhan Ergocun
ISTANBUL (AA) - Japan's foreign trade balance posted a decline of 1.75 trillion Japanese yen ($11.66 billion) in January, down by 49.9% on a yearly basis.
The country's exports totaled 7.33 trillion yen ($48.8 billion), up 11.9%, while imports amounted to 9.09 trillion yen ($60.46 billion), down 9.6% year-on-year in January.
Japan's main trade partners were the US and China in January.
Among exports, transport equipment, machinery, and electrical machinery sectors were leaders, with shares of 22.3%, 17.3%, and 16.8%, respectively.
The main imported products were mineral fuels.