(MENAFN) Kuwait's trade surplus with Japan increased by 48.1 percent from a year earlier to USD288mn in July, up for the seventh month due to robust exports.
Moreover, Kuwaiti whole exports to Japan increased 28.1 percent year on year to USD389mn for the seventh consecutive month of increase.
However, imports from Japan slid 7.3 percent to USD101mn for the second consecutive monthly drop.
In addition, Mideast's trade surplus with Japan jumped 27.0 percent to USD4.2bn last month; with Japan-bound exports from the region growing 15.2 percent.
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