Japan's exports rose 5.4 per cent in June from a year earlier
According to data released by the Ministry of Finance, Japan's June exports, driven by semiconductor equipment, rose 5.4% from a year earlier to 9.2 trillion yen ($59.1 billion), the seventh consecutive month of growth. June imports rose 3.2 percent from a year earlier to 8.9 trillion yen, leaving a trade surplus of 224 billion yen ($1.44 billion) for the month.
