Japanese exports slump as currency strengthens
China Daily | Updated: 2012-02-21 08:06
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Containers at a shipping terminal in Tokyo. Shipments to China, Japan's largest market, fell by 20 percent year-on-year. Exports to the European Union slid 7.7 percent, while shipments to the United States advanced 0.6 percent. Haruyoshi Yamaguchi / Bloomberg |
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