TOKYO T. J. Logan Cardinals Jersey , Sept. 20 (Xinhua) -- Japan logged a goods trade surplus of 113.6 billion yen (1.01 billion U.S. dollars) in August, the government said on Wednesday.


According to a preliminary report by the Finance Ministry, Japan's exports rose 18.1 percent on year while its imports increased 15.2 percent from a year earlier, on a customs-cleared basis.


The figures came in above median analysts' expectations and are evidence of robust growth in exports this year, they said.


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"In the third quarter, we will see a trend reversal in the Japanese economy. External demand will be strong and consumption will lack momentum," said Hiroaki Muto D.J. Humphries Cardinals Jersey , chief economist at Tokai Tokyo Research Center.


Japan's trade surplus with the United States, meanwhile, expanded to about 534.70 billion yen (4.79 billion dollars) in the recording period, as exports increased 21.8 percent to 1.18 trillion yen and imports rose 5.7 percent to 648.75 billion yen, the ministry said.


The Finance Ministry also said that Japan booked a trade deficit with China of 239.84 billion yen (2.14 billion dollars), with exports to its largest trading partner soaring 25.8 percent to 1.22 trillion yen and imports rising 11.0 percent to 1.46 trillion yen.


The Finance Ministry also said that Japan booked a surplus of 514.46 billion yen (4.61 billion dollars) with Asia as a whole Budda Baker Cardinals Jersey , and logged a trade deficit with the European Union of 84.56 billion yen (758.08 million dollars).


Japan's trade figures are an important gauge for the government and are used as a key monthly economic indicator.


A positive balance of trade, in which Japan's exports exceeds its imports effectively represents a net inflow of domestic currency from foreign markets.


This remains a mainstay of Japan's export-led economy, despite the government's seeming hope of an economy that will be driven by domestic demand, a proposition found by leading economists to be somewhat implausible.


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ARISH, Egypt Haason Reddick Cardinals Jersey , June 22 (Xinhua) -- At least 22 extremists were killed and 30 others seriously injured on Monday during security raids on their hideouts in Egypt's North Sinai province, security sources told Xinhua.


According to the sources, the armed forces dealt with the militants from dawn time until the afternoon, using military Apaches and tanks to target their gatherings in three villages where they were planing terrorist operations against new military checkpoints in Sheikh Zuweid.


"The three cells of militants planned terrorist attack with suicide bombers, car bombs and explosive devices and belts, but the armed forces successfully foiled their attempts by a prior counterattack Patrick Peterson Cardinals Jersey ," said the sources, noting the militants belonged to the Sinai-based, al-Qaida-inspired Ansar Bayt al-Maqdis (ABM) militant group.


Earlier on Monday, three policemen and three civilians were injured as two explosive devices targeted two buildings mostly inhabited by policemen in North Sinai's Arish city.


Terrorist activities mounted in Egypt since the ouster of former Islamist President Mohamed Morsi by the army in July 2013 and the following security crackdown on his loyalists that left over 1,000 killed and thousands more arrested.


On the other hand, hundreds of police and army personnel were killed in attacks carried out by extremists and self-proclaimed Islamists since Morsi's removal.


The ABM group Larry Fitzgerald Cardinals Jersey , which has changed its name to "Sinai State" and vowed loyalty to the regional Islamic State (IS) militant group, claimed responsibility for most of the anti-government attacks.


In its annual report released in late May, Egypt's National Council for Human Rights said that the violence since Morsi's removal has resulted in the deaths of 2,600 people, including 700 police and army men, 550 civilians and 1 Chandler Jones Cardinals Jersey ,250 Brotherhood members and supporters.

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