Title: Ministry of Finance Reports Trade Statistics for Early February: Exports Decrease by 5.2% to ¥27,642.18 Billion, Imports Increase by 1.0% to ¥32,655.68 Billion, Resulting in Trade Deficit of ¥6,802.17 Billion

According to the trade statistics interim report for early February released by the Ministry of Finance on February 28th, the export amount was 27.6421 trillion yen (a decrease of 5.2% compared to the same month last year), and the import amount was 32.6556 trillion yen (an increase of 1.0%). The trade balance, the difference between exports and imports, stood at a deficit of 6.8021 trillion yen.