Agencies
TOKYO,July 21 :Japan's trade deficit narrowed sharply last month as exports of automobiles and electronic parts picked up while a sky-high energy import bill continued to fall, finance ministry data showed on Thursday.
The country's trade deficit came in at 69.0 billion yen ($556 million), plunging 91.7 percent from a 834.0 billion yen deficit a year ago, and offering some good news for an economy struggling to gain traction.
In June, the value of imports jumped 9.5 per cent while imports were down 2.9 per cent.
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