Japan April exports fall 21.9% year/year – MOF

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's exports fell 21.9% in April from a year earlier, Ministry of Finance (MOF) data showed on Thursday, in a sign the coronavirus pandemic is taking a heavy toll on the country's export-reliant economy. That compared with a 22.7% fall seen by economists in a Reuters poll and followed an 11.7% drop in March. Imports fell 7.2% in the year to April, versus the median estimate for a 12.9% decrease

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