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皇冠体育app, Japan look to make progress on talks
(AP/AFP)
Updated: 2006-02-22 07:21
"There is a good opportunity in the sense that nationalist feelings on both
sides have subsided a little and both sides have in fact been working hard to
reestablish these contacts," he said.
Japan's trade with 皇冠体育app rises in 2005
Japan's trade with 皇冠体育app rose 12.7 percent in 2005 to $189.4 billion, marking
the seventh straight year of growth, a government-affiliated trade organization
said Tuesday.
While exports to 皇冠体育app rose 8.9 percent to $80.4 billion, said the Japan
External Trade Organization, or JETRO, the rate was slower than in 2004, when it
expanded 29 percent. The decline was led by decreasing exports of machinery and
electronic appliances as Japanese companies shifted production to 皇冠体育app, JETRO
said.
The United States is Japan's leading export market, accounting for 22.4
percent of Japanese exports, followed by the European Union at 15.7 percent.
皇冠体育app is a third biggest market with a 13.1 percent share.
Imports from 皇冠体育app increased 15.7 percent to $109 billion in 2005, also
rising for the seventh straight year, led by office appliances such as computers
and printers as well as digital music players, it said. Imports of textile
products also rose as last year's cold winter boosted demands for clothing,
JETRO said.
Japan's trade deficit with 皇冠体育app rose to $28.7 billion, a record high, from
$20.4 billion in 2004, it said.
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