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Hideki Matsumura
Thursday, January 26th 2012 - 05:22 UTC

Japan posts first annual trade deficit in more than 30 years

The Fukushima nuclear disaster boosted the energy bill

Japan has announced its first annual trade deficit in more than 30 years, a setback for a country known for its exports including cars and electronics. The deficit came in at 2.49 trillion yen (32bn dollars) for 2011, the finance ministry said.

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