Japan had a current account surplus of 1.415 trillion yen in November, the Ministry of Finance said on Thursday, cited by rttnews - up 28.0 percent on year.
The headline figure was shy of expectations for a surplus of 1.460 trillion yen and down from 1.719 trillion yen in October.
The trade balance showed surplus of 313.4 billion yen - exceeding forecasts for 254.4 billion yen and down from 587.6 billion yen in the previous month.